# NTSB ANC06CA097: Cessna 180, N9588B, Anchor Point, AK, July 24, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 24, 2006, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Anchor Point, AK - Coordinates: 59.991664, -152.649169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9917&lon=-152.6492&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 64186 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC06CA097 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64186/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA097 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with high brush during the landing flare. A factor contributing to the accident was wind gusts. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - high vegetation ## Analysis While en route to a remote landing area, on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 positioning flight, the commercial certificated pilot reported that he noticed a tailwind of about 30 knots from the north. At the area of landing, other pilots reported downdrafts in an area of beach that was close to the water, which was the pilot's initial intended landing zone. The pilot decided to land on an area of inner beach that was about 800 feet long, and 60 feet wide. During the landing flare, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left, and the left wing collided with high brush, spinning the airplane to the left. The airplane received structural damage to both wings, and the right main landing gear. ## Factual narrative While en route to a remote landing area, on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 positioning flight, the commercial certificated pilot reported that he noticed a tailwind of about 30 knots from the north. At the area of landing, other pilots reported downdrafts in an area of beach that was close to the water, which was the pilot's initial intended landing zone. The pilot decided to land on an area of inner beach that was about 800 feet long, and 60 feet wide. During the landing flare, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left, and the left wing collided with high brush, spinning the airplane to the left. The airplane received structural damage to both wings, and the right main landing gear. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9588B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9588B), registered now, S/N 32885, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32885 - Engines: Continental O-520 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Smith Air Charters - Registered owner: Timothy E. Smith - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: Z41, Anchorage, AK - Destination: Anchor Point, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 30 knots, gusting 35 ## 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 20060724016119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724016119A), Jul 24, 2006: Cessna 180A, Homer, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On 7/24/06, at approximately 12:30 local time, N9588B, a Cessna 180A, sustained substantial damage while landing on an unimproved dirt airstrip on the… ## Other investigations on N9588B (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 ANC15CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA065), Aug 22, 2015: Cessna 180 (N9588B), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a collision with terrain. 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.