- Date
- June 15, 1979
- Place
- Koliganek, AK · KOLIGANEK, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N180MMCessna 180J
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790615024729A
- Case key
- 135459
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2122 79/6/15 KOLIGANEK,AK CESSNA 180J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2133 TIME - 2030 N180MM PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KOLIGANEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTAGE CREEK,AK KOLIGANEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- A/C RAN OFF SIDE OF RWY.STEEP INCLINE TO APPROACH END AND SHOULDER OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N180MM
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Koliganek
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.