- Date
- October 16, 1987, 15:59 local (23:59 UTC)
- Place
- Petersburg, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63071Cessna 180K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871016061759A
- Case key
- 40751
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Water loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The plt of the floatplane rprtd that after the acft touched down drg a water lndg & was on the 'roll-out,' she pushed the carb heat in & leaned forward to raise the flaps. At about that time, the floatplane bgn to swerve. She attempted to regain control; however, the left wing of the floatplane struck the water, then the acft nosed down & rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63071
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052824
- Airframe hours
- 974
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kathryn A. Chaney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1986
- Departed
- Petersburg, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 63A · Petersburgs Seaplane, runway 4, 10,000 × 500 ft, water
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 26 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.