# Accident 20180622008449A: Cessna 180, Gold King Creek, AK, June 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2018, 17:30 local time
- Place: Gold King Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1928° N, 147.9461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1928&lon=-147.9461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3125D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3125D) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 132 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180622008449A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON A 1000 FOOT DIRT RUNWAY ABOUT 5 MILES SW OF GOLD KING CREEK ALASKA WITH 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD.  HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOING PERFECT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH PLENTY OF SPACE FOR ROLLOUT.  HE BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES.  BOTH BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMAL AT FIRST.  NEAR THE END OF THE ROLLOUT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS NO LONGER WORKING.  WITH THE LEFT BRAKE NOT OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT OFF THE DIRT RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE LEFT TIRE IMPACTED A MOUND CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UP ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED THE GROUND.  BOTH THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.

## 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 ANC18LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA048), Jun 23, 2018: Cessna 180 (N3125D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the brake line tube due to an improper flare.

## Other reports on N3125D (2)

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

- [Accident 20140327005229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140327005229A), Mar 27, 2014: Cessna 180 (N3125D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. An onsite inspection of N3125D and the accident site was performed. The runway orientation is east/west. The pilot taxied to the east and turned around. The…
- [Accident 19770409007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409007199A), Apr 9, 1977: Cessna 180 (N3125D), Fairbanks, 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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