# NTSB ANC82DA046: Cessna 180, N2949C, Seldovia, AK, June 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1982, 14:39 local (22:39 UTC)
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Coordinates: 59.38977, -151.660354 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3898&lon=-151.6604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72593/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA046

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - normal
  - lubricating system,oil tubing - separation (cause)
  - fluid,oil - leak (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - window,flight compartment window/windshield - other (cause)
  - visual lookout - reduced, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - turbulence,clear air (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED THAT OIL BEGAN TO COLLECT ON THE WINDSCREEN. HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO THE DESTINATION AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 WITH AN OIL COVERED WINDSCREEN AND IN WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS "SQUIRRELLY WINDS." THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 150 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING 22 KNOTS WITH LIGHT TURBULENCE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WHILE HIS FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS RESTRICTED. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE OIL FILLER EXTENSION TUBE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE. THE PILOT STATED THAT A SIMILAR TYPE OF PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MAY 1979 AND THAT THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD EPOXIED THE OIL FILLER EXTENSION TUBE BACK INTO THE ENGINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2949C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2949C-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 30849, 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-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30849
- Airframe hours: 2013
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-A 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John H. Lee
- Registered owner: John H. Lee
- Departed: ENGLISH BAY, AK
- Destination: S70, OTHELLO, WA
- Airport: SOV, Seldovia, runway 16, 2,600 × 150 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,279 total, 688 in this make and model, 1,208 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 15 knots
- Temperature: 127 °F

## 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 19820613021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613021729A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 180, Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Oil on windshield. Ground looped landing at destination in gusty wind. Engine oil filler neck had separated.

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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