Cessna 180 N9588B

Summary

On 24 July 2006 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9588B, operated by Smith Air Charters, was involved in an accident near Anchor Point, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 July 2006 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchor Point, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.9917, -152.6492

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N9588B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Smith Air Charters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Anchor Point

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06CA097

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with high brush during the landing flare. A factor contributing to the accident was wind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While en route to a remote landing area, on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 positioning flight, the commercial certificated pilot reported that he noticed a tailwind of about 30 knots from the north. At the area of landing, other pilots reported downdrafts in an area of beach that was close to the water, which was the pilot's initial intended landing zone. The pilot decided to land on an area of inner beach that was about 800 feet long, and 60 feet wide. During the landing flare, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left, and the left wing collided with high brush, spinning the airplane to the left. The airplane received structural damage to both wings, and the right main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.