ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372989
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1987 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2940C |
| MSN: | 30840 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3230 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Naknek, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | King Salmon, AK (AKN |
| Naknek, AK (WSN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT AN ABANDONED ARPT ON AN UNMAINTAINED DIRT TAXIWAY ADJOINING THE GRAVEL RWY INORDER TO REDUCE THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT. THE ACFT HIT A SOFT SPOT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND NOSED OVER. THE U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE'S ALASKA AVIATION SUPPLEMENT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING NOTATION REGARDING THE RWY: 'RWY CONDITION NOT MONITERED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING; 1100 FOOT EXTENSION IS ROAD AND TAXIWAY JOINING TWO RUNWAYS NOT CLASSIFIED AS PART OF RUNWAYS.'
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC87LA073
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 1992 | N2940C | Ralph Wellborn | 0 | Kenai, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 08:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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