# Accident 20110616011079A: Cessna 180, Wasilla, AK, June 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2011, 22:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Godin Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5656° N, 149.8514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5656&lon=-149.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3934B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3934B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110616011079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT HOME PRIVATE STRIP. AIRCRAFT LANDED REPORTEDLY 10 FEET SHORT OF END OF STRIP AND CONTACTED WATER OF ADJACENT LAKE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON CONTACT WITH WATER. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC11CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA050), Jun 17, 2011: Cessna 180 (N3934B), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path during his landing approach, resulting in an undershoot and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N3934B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20201005020309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005020309I), Oct 5, 2020: Cessna 180 (N3934B), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was receiving tail wheel instruction. Departed Fairbanks and flew to Metro Field. During the landing the pilot lined up on the runway and touched down.…
- [Incident 19880829049229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880829049229I), Aug 29, 1988: Cessna 180 (N3934B), Umiat, AK, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing on a sandbar. Used full flaps but sink rate greater than expected. Sustained minor damage

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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