# Accident 20080809845419A: Cessna 182A, Cantwell, AL, August 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2008, 19:00 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2000° N, 147.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2000&lon=-147.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 67 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809845419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEMONSTRATING HIGH ALTITUDE LANDINGS AT BUTTE LAKE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS STEP TAXIING AND DID NOT SEE THE SHORE IN TIME TO AVOID CRASHING THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE SHORE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC08CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA102), Aug 9, 2008: Cessna 182 (N82Y), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance while step-taxiing after landing. Factors in the accident were rain showers, wind, and spray from the airplane's propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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