Cessna 180 N9203T

Summary

On 4 July 2016 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9203T was involved in an accident near Nome, Alaska, United States. 4 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

4 July 2016 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nome, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Nome City Field (94Z)

Coordinates

64.5136, -165.3856

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N9203T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quartz Creek → Nome

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC16CA040

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glide path during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway and impacting a barricade. Contributing to the accident was the airport manager's improper placement and marking of a metal barricade that encroached on the runway safety area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while landing on a gravel surfaced runway in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, a downdraft was encountered, which forced the airplane to the ground prematurely. The airplane subsequently impacted an estimated 38-inch-high metal barricade that was located about 90 feet from the runway threshold resulting in substantial damage to the right wing lift strut The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.  The airport manager stated that the metal barricade sections were erected each summer season to prevent All-Terrain Vehicles from using the runway, thus mitigating runway incursions. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.