# Incident 20200529007199I: Cessna 182C, Big Lake, AK, May 29, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2020, 14:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4120° N, 150.5970° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4120&lon=-150.5970&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8769T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8769T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 288 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200529007199I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BGQ FOR ALEXANDER CREEK.  FOREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEF REPORTED SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS.  ON THE APPROACH TO ROY STRIP, ONCE THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE TREES, THE 20 KNOT HEADWIND DISSIPATED.  THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE, A DOWNDRAFT, AND LOSS OF LIFT DUE TO THE LOSS IN HEADWIND.  THE CONDITIONS WERE DESCRTIVE OF AN ENERGY DECREASING WINDSHEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AT AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE DAMAGING THE NOSEWHEEL AND THE PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC20CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA055), May 30, 2020: Cessna 182 (N8769T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N8769T (1)

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

- [Incident 20170205007409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170205007409I), Feb 5, 2017: Cessna 182C (N8769T), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Student pilot landed approximately 1000 feet short of runway while solo. VFR conditions prevailed. The runway was adequately plowed, covered with hard packed…

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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