# NTSB ANC79DA061: Cessna 180J, N180MM, Koliganek, AK, June 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1979
- Place: Koliganek, AK · KOLIGANEK, AK
- Location: 59.6928° N, 157.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Koliganek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6928&lon=-157.2181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180MM), registered now, S/N 18052574 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Koliganek

## 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 19790615024729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615024729A), Jun 15, 1979: Cessna 180J, New Koliganek, AK, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high for landing, drifted off runway. Landed in mud at edge of runway. Gear collapsed.

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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