# Accident 20180217003529A: Cessna 180, Big Lake, AK, February 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5800° N, 150.4100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5800&lon=-150.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2934A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2934A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,344 total, 2,172 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180217003529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXING ON FROZEN RIVER, BROKE THROUGH ICE WHEN TAXING TO PARK. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 GAA18CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA136), Feb 17, 2018: Cessna 180 (N2934A), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which led to both skis breaking through the ice while positioning the airplane after landing.

## Other reports on N2934A (1)

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

- [Accident 19750824025679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824025679A), Aug 24, 1975: Cessna 180 (N2934A), Hook Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on unapproved strip. Soft moss on l side caught l wheel.

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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