Cessna 180B N5074E

Summary

On 22 February 2010 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 180B registered N5074E, operated by Taj Shoemaker, was involved in an accident near Kodiak, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

22 February 2010 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kodiak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

57.6000, -152.5667

Aircraft

Cessna 180B

Registration

N5074E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Taj Shoemaker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kodiak → Kodiak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA018

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his excessive use of brakes during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, local flight. The pilot said he departed the airport to warm up the airplane's engine, and experienced carburetor ice. He said he elected to make a precautionary landing on a sandbar to check the airplane's engine. The pilot indicated the sandbar was rougher than he anticipated, and that he applied excessive brakes during the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot wrote, "Better pilot evaluation of the landing zone, less braking, or more weight in the back of the aircraft could have prevented the accident." He said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the rudder, vertical stabilizer, and the right lift strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.