# Accident 20230617014599A: Cessna 180, Talkeetna, AK, June 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2023, 21:57 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9214C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9214C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230617014599A

## Narrative

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

DURING LIFTOFF FROM LAKE HOOD STRIP THE PILOT FELT A “SLIGHT RIGHT JUMP.”  ON TOUCHDOWN AT THE DESTINATION TALKEETNA THE PILOT PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING.  THE LANDING HAD NO BOUNCE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT ON TOUCHDOWN.  THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT RESPONDED WITH BY TURNING LEFT AND DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  ON DEPARTURE OF THE PAVED SURFACE WITH A SIDEWAYS PATH OF TRAVEL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WITH A FLAT TIRE DUG INTO THE UNPAVED SURFACE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP ONTO THE RIGHT WINGTIP.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE LEFT OF THE PAVED SURFACE ON ALL THREE WHEELS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9214C (1)

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

- [Accident 19770830027159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830027159A), Aug 30, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9214C), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Hit pothole on gravel bar.

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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