# Accident 20230924015099A: Cessna C182, Skwentna, AK, September 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2023, 09:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7752° N, 152.1526° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7752&lon=-152.1526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2586R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2586R-2026-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230924015099A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK ROCK WHILE LANDING ON STRIP IN TRIMBLE RIVER VALLEY, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LEAN AND RECIEVE RIGHT WING AND PROP DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA086), Sep 24, 2023: Cessna 182K (N2586R), Trimble River Valley, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the left main landing gear (MLG) tire impacting a rock, resulting in the separation of the MLG wheel, and the subsequent…

## Other reports on N2586R (1)

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

- [Incident 20180219005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180219005199I), Feb 19, 2018: Cessna 182K (N2586R), Soldotna, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft was flying to AK88 airport with temperature -2 /-4 dew point, with visible moisture. Aircraft made approach to east facing runway, and slowed to slow…

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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