- Date
- September 27, 1982, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9224TCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820927049379A
- Case key
- 71287
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The flight was planned to a 650 ft landing area near the edge of a cliff. The elevation of the intended landing area was about 1600 ft. the pilot made two low passes over the area to check the wind. He believed the wind was calm. Reportedly, a normal landing was made, but as the tailwheel was about to contact the ground, the tail suddenly lifted back in the air. The aircraft was not decelerating normally, so the pilot elected to go around with about half of the landing area remaining. The attempt to go around was unsuccessful. The aircraft went over the cliff and fell/rolled about 1000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9224T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50724
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jim Lawler
- Registered owner
- Jim Lawler
- Departed
- Kasilof, AK
- Destination
- Lancaster, PA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,200 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 5,200 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.