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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1992 |
| Time: | 15:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7751K |
| MSN: | 18052719 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3334 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seldovia, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (MRI) |
| Seldovia, AK (SOV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LANDED ON A 2100 FT LONG GRAVEL STRIP IN GUSTY, TAILWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE STRIP DURING LANDING ROLL AND IMPACTED TREES.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER IN-FLT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON A SHORT GRAVEL AIRSTRIP IN TAILWIND WX CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT A GND LOOP/SWERVE DURING LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY, TAILWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA072
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 July 2010 | N7751K | Private | 0 | Kakhonak, Alaska | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 19:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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