- Date
- March 17, 1984, 16:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Soldotna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9762GCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840317026919A
- Case key
- 4274
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Undershoot
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Proper descent rate - misjudgedCause
Lack of recent experienceCause
Go-around - delayedCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Flare - misjudgedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt stated that the left wing of the acft struck small spruce trees during landing. He stated that the acft touched down 'off balance and pointed at two parked planes.' He applied power flew over the parked acft but could not avoid a large tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9762G
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052262
- Airframe hours
- 1,758
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elmer E. Gaede,M.D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1983
- Departed
- Z30 · Port Alsworth, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,538 total · 308 in this make and model · 2,220 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.