# NTSB ANC00LA062: Cessna 182, N186RM, Anchorage, AK, June 3, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 3, 2000, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.160224, -149.989242 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1602&lon=-149.9892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49351/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA062

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, and his excessive use of brakes during landing.  A factor associated with the accident was the trees alongside the landing area.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - sand bar
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot said that he flew over the landing area prior to landing, and it appeared the trees had been cut back.  He indicated that he flew a long final approach and landed on a gravel bar.  He stated there was about an eight knot wind from the right, the airplane drifted to the left, and the left wing contacted tree branches.  He said the airplane turned left, he applied full brakes, and the airplane nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On June 3, 2000, about 1200 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 182 airplane, N186RM, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing at an off airport gravel bar on the Theodore River, about 23 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, at 61 degrees, 13 minutes north latitude, 150 degrees, 59 minutes west longitude.  The private pilot, and the one passenger on board, were not injured.  The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed.

The pilot told the NTSB investigator-in-charge, during a telephone interview on June 5, and wrote in his NTSB Pilot/Operator report, that he flew over the landing area prior to landing, and it appeared the trees had been cut back.  He indicated that he flew a long final approach and landed on a gravel bar.  He stated there was about an eight knot wind from the right, the airplane drifted to the left, and the left wing contacted tree branches.  He said the airplane turned left, he applied full brakes, and the airplane nosed over.

The airplane sustained damage to the left wing.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N186RM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186RM), registered now, S/N 51603, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51603
- Airframe hours: 2266
- Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Michael J. Patterson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 13, 1999, 53 hours before
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: THEODORE RIVER, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 138 total, 55 in this make and model, 138 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000603042169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603042169A), Jun 3, 2000: Cessna 182B, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman had landed in this area approximately 10 times as PIC. He has been in the area many times with friends as a passenger. He is a new licensed pilot…

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.

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