# NTSB ANC85LA185: Cessna 180A, N5353D, Glennallen, AK, September 29, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 29, 1985, 15:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Coordinates: 62.099868, -145.529083 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0999&lon=-145.5291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA185
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4571/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA185

## 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 - crosswind (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - psychological condition, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (cause)
  - wind information - not understood, pilot in command (cause)
  - pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (cause)
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING WAS RAISED BY A GUST OF WIND. THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY IN A SI DEWAYS ATTITUDE TO THE RIGHT. THE WIND GUST ENCOUNTERED AND THE FACT THE LANDING ROLL WAS ALMOST COMPLETED CA USED A SITUATION THAT WAS BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5353D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5353D), registered now, S/N 50242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50242
- Airframe hours: 6703
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kenneth H. Bunch
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 23, 1985, 62 hours before
- Departed: SLEET CREEK, AK
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: GKN, Gulkana

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 90,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 30,000 as pilot in command, 450 in the last 90 days, 280 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 22 knots, gusting 38
- Visibility: 160 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 36 °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 19850929048159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929048159A), Sep 29, 1985: Cessna 180A, Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped near end of rollout in gusty variable wind condition. Exceeded crosswind capability of aircraft.

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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