# Accident 20151023018809A: Cessna 182J, Skwentna, AK, October 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9839° N, 151.4139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9839&lon=-151.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3092F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3092F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 66 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151023018809A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GRASS STRIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES ENE FROM SKWENTNA, AK, PILOT MADE HARD LANDING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED BACK INTO THE AIR, VEERED LEFT AND LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE, THEN PILOT INCREASED POWER TO CLIMB OUT AND FLEW TO SKWENTNA AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. A/C WAS DETERMINED BY PILOT TO NOT BE AIRWORTHY AND WAS LEFT AT SKWENTNA AIRPORT.

## 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 GAA16CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA040), Oct 23, 2015: Cessna 182J (N3092F), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing, which resulted in a porpoise and structural damage to the airplane.

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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