# Accident 20240913012959A: Cessna 182, Buckland, AK, September 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2024, 19:00 local time
- Place: Buckland, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.6333° N, 159.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.6333&lon=-159.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5407B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5407B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240913012959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL BAR IN A RIVER BED.  HE LINED UP HIS APPROACH AT A BAD ANGLE. ONCE HE TOUCHED DOWN IN AN EFFORT TO TURN LEFT WITH THE SLOPE OF THE GRAVEL BAR THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED AND ENDED UP IN THE RIVER UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ANC24LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA096), Sep 14, 2024: Cessna 182 (N5407B), Buckland, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N5407B (2)

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

- [Accident 20080213010429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080213010429A), Feb 13, 2008: Cessna 182 (N5407B), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was landing on runway 25R at Livermore, the winds were from the north at 20 mph gusting to 30 mph. During roll out the aircraft ground looped…
- [Incident 19780513033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513033509I), May 13, 1978: Cessna 182 (N5407B), Prescott, AZ. Forced landing due to smoke in cockpit. Light dimmer shorted out.

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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