Cessna 180 N54AF

Summary

On 3 September 2016 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N54AF was involved in an accident near Yakutat, 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

3 September 2016 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Yakutat, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.7122, -140.3481

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N54AF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yakutat → Yakutat

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA474

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate inspection of the off-airport landing area, which resulted in an encounter with standing water and a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll on a grass field the airplane encountered standing water and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, the right wing strut, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported as a safety recommendation to conduct a more thorough pre-landing reconnaissance of the intended landing zone.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.