- Date
- July 11, 1978
- Place
- Kodiak Is, AK · KODIAK IS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2951CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780711027859A
- Case key
- 140361
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3946 78/7/11 KODIAK IS,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 800 TIME - 2230 N2951C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AHKIOK,AK SANDY BEACH LZY BAY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY WEATHER - LOW CEILING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 7 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED CROSSWIND CAUSED DRIFT INTO SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2951C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.