Cessna 180H N91224

Summary

On 4 September 2022 at about 04:00 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N91224 was involved in an accident near McCarty, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 September 2022 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McCarty, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Jake's Bar (AK0)

Coordinates

61.2187, -142.8908

Aircraft

Cessna 180H

Registration

N91224

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McCarthy → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC22LA075

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to initiate a go around maneuver when the airplane past the intended touch down point.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, the wind shifted to a tailwind, and he landed past his intended touch down point. Breaking action was poor on the river rock surface and when the airplane was nearing the end of the airstrip the pilot, “ground looped the airplane to prevent the airplane from rolling over the bank.” Subsequently, the left wheel hit large rocks and the airplane nosed over off the end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to both wing tips, the right wing strut, horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation..

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.