Cessna 180 N2929C
20 July 2020 · Bear Valley, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 2020 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2929C was involved in an accident near Bear Valley, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bear Valley, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bear Valley (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 61.0575, -149.7300
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2929C
- 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
- Girdwood → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20CA233
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's over application of brakes during taxi, which resulted in 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 a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing on a gravel runway, he was taxiing with speed to the turnaround point. He applied brakes, the tail of the airplane came up and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2020 | Piper PA 20 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Cessna 172 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Apr 2020 | Piper PA31 | Buckland, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2020 | Cessna 172R | Hope, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Air Force Base Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 2020 | Grumman G44 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |