Cessna 180 N3934B

Summary

On 17 June 2011 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3934B, operated by Godin Chester A, was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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

17 June 2011 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Lake, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.5656, -149.8514

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N3934B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Godin Chester A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Big Lake → Big Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC11CA050

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path during his landing approach, resulting in an undershoot and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning to his private airstrip after practicing landings at a local airport. He reported the approach to his airstrip was over water, and as he approached the transition from over water to over land, he encountered a downdraft. The airplane touched down short of the landing area, and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot stated there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.