Cessna 180 N5236D

Summary

On 4 August 2017 at about 03:50 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N5236D was involved in an accident near Willow, Alaska, United States. 3 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 August 2017 at 03:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Willow, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.6006, -150.0947

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N5236D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Willow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA475

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare while landing on water with glassy water conditions, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, after observing what he thought were ripples on the water, the airplane touched down sooner than he had expected. Subsequently, the left float skipped on the water, the right float's toe contacted the water, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.