Cessna 180 N2294C

Summary

On 15 June 2008 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2294C was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Idaho, 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

15 June 2008 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Graham USFS Airport (U45)

Coordinates

43.9553, -115.2725

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N2294C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Garden Valley → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA245

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged speed and distance during the intentional touchdown in the last half of the runway, which resulted in a landing overrun. Contributing to the accident was the muddy runway condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The plot landed on the last half of the 2,900-foot-long grass runway and was unable to bring the airplane to a stop before it ran off the end of the runway and into trees. Prior to going to the airport, the pilot had spoken with local area pilots who indicated that he should not use the first half of the runway because it was muddy and soft. The pilot indicated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. The Federal Aviation Administration Airport/Facility Directory for the airport states in part, " that the lower 1/3 of the runway is soft and unusable during the early spring. " The performance section landing distance charts of the Cessna 180 Owners Manual listed a total landing distance of 1,842 over a 50-foot obstacle, with a 847-foot ground roll (chart correction factors applied for grass runway surface and no wind).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.