# Accident 20140814015509A: Cessna 182A, Excursion Inlet, AK, August 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Excursion Inlet, AK
- Airport: Excursion Inlet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.9067° N, 135.7567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9067&lon=-135.7567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2121G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2121G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,055 total, 447 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140814015509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ACTIVATED THE APPROACH ALARM AND LIGHTING SYSTEM, ANNOUNCED INTENTION TO LAND TO THE SOUTHEAST. DURING APPROACH PILOT CHOSE TO GO AROUND DUE TO ISOLATED REDUCED VISIBILITY. PILOT CHOSE TO CONDUCT THE APPROACH ABOVE THE ISOLATED REDUCED VISIBILITY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GAIN AIRSPEED. THIS DECISION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND FORCED THE PILOT TO LAND FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN EXPECTED. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID AND HIT A TREE.

## 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 ANC14CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA064), Aug 14, 2014: Cessna 182A (N2121G), Gustavus, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unstable landing approach which resulted in a long landing, and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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