- Date
- August 13, 1984, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Burgress Strip, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3241DCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840813046479A
- Case key
- 4342
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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 plt stated that when the acft was on short final apch to land on an airstrip, it stalled. During impact, the gear box, right wing tip, prop, eng mounts, eng cowling & right elevator were damaged. The plt recommended receiving training before attempting off arpt operations or mountain flying. Also, he recommended being aware of optical illusions before trying to land on side-hill strips.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3241D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32039
- Airframe hours
- 17
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl O'Connor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1983 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- Brady Skyranch, AK
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- Burgess Strip, runway 35, 1,000 × 40 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 18 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 30 °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.