# Accident 20200219001929A: Cessna 182A, Koyuk, AK, February 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Koyuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7517° N, 161.6011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7517&lon=-161.6011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200219001929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THEY DEPARTED KOYUK AK EN ROUTE TO NOME AK. WHILE FLYING THE PIC STATED THAT DUE TO FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE OUT RIDGELINES AND THE GROUND AND DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO LAND AND WAIT FOR BETTER LIGHT.  PREPARED FOR LANDING ON THE SEA ICE.  PIC STATED HE SET UP FOR LANDING ON SEA ICE AND HAD ABOUT APPROX. 30MPH CROSS WIND.  PIC STATED HE COULD MAKE OUT SHORE LINE WITH THE TREES/BRUSH ON THE SHORE.  LANDING WITH BASICALLY ZERO GROUND REFERENCE.  LINED UP PIC STATED HE PUT IN A NOTCH OF FLAPS AND STARTED DECENT AND HIT THE GROUND PRETTY MUCH IMMEDIATELY.

## 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 ANC20CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA022), Feb 20, 2020: Cessna 182 (N969KM), Koyuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing in flat light conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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