# NTSB ANC84LA018: Cessna C-180, N2294C, Big Lake, AK, November 19, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 19, 1983, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4257/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA018

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - not identified, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED AN OVERFLOW WHILE LANDING AND NOSED OVER. HE STATED HIS GROUND SPEED HAD ALMOST DECREASED ENOUGH TO MANEUVER WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED THE OVERFLOW, WHICH IS WATER BETWEEN THE ICE AND SNOW ON TOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2294C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2294C), registered now, S/N 30594, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C-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: 30594
- Airframe hours: 3574
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-J 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sam And Juli Stenberg
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 10, 1983, 20 hours before
- Departed: ANDERSON LAKE, AK
- Destination: Z-22, WILLOW, AK
- Airport: BGO, Big Lake

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 409 total, 19 in this make and model, 309 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 200 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 18 °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 19831119059969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119059969A), Nov 19, 1983: Cessna 180, Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a frozen lake. Encountered area of water between ice and snow cover causing aircraft to nose over.

## Other investigations on N2294C (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 LAX08CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA245), Jun 15, 2008: Cessna 180 (N2294C), Atlanta, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged speed and distance during the intentional touchdown in the last half of the runway, which resulted in a landing overrun. Contributing to the accident was the muddy runway…
- [NTSB ANC99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA157), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 180 (N2294C), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's choice of unsuitable terrain for taxi, and inadequate compensation for high winds. Factors associated with this accident were the muddy ground, and the winds of 25 knots gusting to 40…

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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