Cessna 180 N2162Z

Summary

On 8 June 2002 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2162Z was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, 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

8 June 2002 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Blair Lake (2AK1)

Coordinates

64.3667, -147.3667

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N2162Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Pole → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC02LA072

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll which resulted in the left wing striking the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was the grass-covered runway surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot was landing the tundra tire-equipped airplane on a remote turf airstrip. The pilot said he landed toward the southeast, and during the landing roll, the airplane yawed slightly to the left. He applied the right brake, but the airplane began to slide to the left on the grass-covered runway. The left tire went into an area of willows located along the left edge of the airstrip. The airplane's right brake suddenly became effective, and the airplane yawed/ground looped to the right. The left wing struck the ground, and the left wingtip was bent upward about 10 degrees. The airplane received damage to the left wing spar, the left aileron, and the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.