Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that the airplane touched down hard and bounced. She applied full power with full flaps and the airplane pitched up excessively and stalled. She was unable to regain control, and the airplane collided with the ground in a steep, nose low attitude, sustaining substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC11CA052 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 20, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Soldotna, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- Soldotna (PASX)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182H
- N-number
- N331AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.