# NTSB ANC84LA054: Cessna 180, N4929A, Kodiak, AK, April 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 10, 1984, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Coordinates: 57.790405, -152.39978 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7904&lon=-152.3998&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): 4280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4280/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA054

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN WINDS REPORTED AS 35 TO 42 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT CONTROL WAS LOST DURING THE LANDING ROLL ANDTHE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4929A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4929A), registered now, S/N 32326, 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: 32326
- Airframe hours: 4715
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Chester Duke
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 20, 1983, 52 hours before
- Departed: HOM, HOMER, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: KDK, Kodiak, runway 20, 2,500 × 60 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 137 total, 68 in this make and model, 68 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 35 knots, gusting 42
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 18 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840410013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840410013029A), Apr 10, 1984: Cessna 180, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing in maximum wind condition and lost directional control of aircraft during roll out.

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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