# NTSB ANC00LA107: Cessna 182, N71770, Golovin, AK, August 22, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 21, 2000, 18:30 local (Aug 22, 2000, 02:30 UTC) - Place: Golovin, AK - Coordinates: 64.710105, -164.620941 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7101&lon=-164.6209&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 50168 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA107 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50168/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA107 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with weather, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The certificated private pilot was landing on runway 02, which required a correction for a left crosswind. During the landing roll, a strong gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. The airplane continued off the right side of the 4,000 feet long by 75 feet wide runway, rolled down an embankment, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage. ## Factual narrative On August 21, 2000, about 1830 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 182 airplane, N71770, sustained substantial damage while landing at the New Golovin Airport, Golovin, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the White Mountain Airport, about 1810. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on August 21, the pilot reported that he was landing on runway 02, which required a correction for a left crosswind. He said that during the landing roll, a strong gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. The airplane continued off the right side of the 4,000 feet long by 75 feet wide runway, rolled down an embankment, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage. The closest weather observation facility is located at the New Golovin airport. On August 21, at 1815, an unaugmented AWOS was reporting, in part: Wind 350 degrees at 17 knots, peak gusts 24 knots. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot did not submit a Pilot/Operator report (NTSB form 6120.1/2). ## Aircraft - Registration: [N71770](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71770), registered now, S/N 18259748, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18259748 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Clifford J. Foskett - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: WMO, WHITE MOUNTIAN, AK - Destination: N93 - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: N93, New Golvin, runway 2, 4,000 × 75 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 550 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 17 knots, gusting 24 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: N93 ## 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 20000821042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000821042559A), Aug 21, 2000: Cessna 182M, Golovin, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot touched on runway #2 with severe crosswinds of (approximately 20 knots). Aircraft veered to right and was progressing toward… ## Other investigations on N71770 (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 NYC86LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA075), Feb 16, 1986: Cessna 182M (N71770), Indiana, PA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.