# Accident 20180926020839A: Cessna 182B, Anchorage, AK, September 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2018, 19:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2353° N, 149.9431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2353&lon=-149.9431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2571G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2571G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,029 total, 280 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180926020839A

## Narrative

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

N2571G/C182, VFR, REPORTED DAMAGE TO THEIR AIRCRAFT AFTER A POSSIBLE WAKE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER WITH TREK324/H/C17.  THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 ANC18LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA072), Sep 27, 2018: Cessna 182 (N2571G), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to avoid wake turbulence from a crossing heavy 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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