# Incident 20201005020309I: Cessna 180, Fairbanks, AK, October 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2020, 13:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8068° N, 147.7624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METRO FLD (MTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8068&lon=-147.7624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3934B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3934B) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005020309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RECEIVING TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTION.  DEPARTED FAIRBANKS AND FLEW TO METRO FIELD.  DURING THE  LANDING THE PILOT LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF SMALL BOUNCES FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT DIPPING.  THE PILOT THOUGHT IT FELT LIKE A CROSSWIND AND INPUT YOKE AND RUDDER CORRECTIONS.  THESE CORRECTIONS WERE INEFFECTIVE AND THE RIGHT WING CONTINUED TO DIP AND ULTIMATELY HIT THE GROUND REDIRECTING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOME BRUSH.  DURING POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE FLAT.

## Other reports on N3934B (2)

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

- [Accident 20110616011079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110616011079A), Jun 16, 2011: Cessna 180 (N3934B), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot with one passenger was attempting to land at home private strip. Aircraft landed reportedly 10 feet short of end of strip and contacted water of adjacent…
- [Incident 19880829049229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880829049229I), Aug 29, 1988: Cessna 180 (N3934B), Umiat, AK, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing on a sandbar. Used full flaps but sink rate greater than expected. Sustained minor 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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