# Accident 20170803012749A: Cessna 180A, Willow, AK, August 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2017, 19:50 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6006° N, 150.0947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6006&lon=-150.0947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5236D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5236D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total, 334 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA475) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803012749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SET HIS APPROACH UP SOON ENOUGH FOR A GLASSY WATER LANDING, AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER HARD AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA475), Aug 4, 2017: Cessna 180 (N5236D), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare while landing on water with glassy water conditions, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

## Other reports on N5236D (1)

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

- [Accident 19780616015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616015739A), Jun 16, 1978: Cessna 182H (N5236D), AK, Substantial 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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