# NTSB ANC79DAA32: Cessna 180, N2393C, Fairbanks, AK, August 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1979
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3614  79/8/13    FAIRBANKS,AK        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N2393C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTRAL,AK                  FAIRBANKS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2393C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2393C), registered now, S/N 30693, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metro

## 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 19790813029589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813029589A), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna 180, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high, hit runway hard. Bounced, added power. Hit second time. Collapsed gear.

## Other investigations on N2393C (2)

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 ANC86LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA084), Jun 19, 1986: Cessna 180 (N2393C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72DTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTM12), Mar 18, 1972: Cessna 180 (N2393C), Ibapah, UT, 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.

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