# Incident 19870510025119I: Cessna 180A, Paxson, AK, May 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Airport: Paxson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0246° N, 145.5006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAXSON (PXK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0246&lon=-145.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5235D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5235D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510025119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON RUNWAY THAT WAS COVERED WITH 12 INCHES OF SOFT SNOW.  AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK.

## Other reports on N5235D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20260503007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260503007869A), May 3, 2026: Cessna 180A (N5235D), Russellville, AR, Substantial damage. PIC reported a normal wheel landing on runway 07 at Russellville Regional Airport (krue). As the aircraft slowed to approximately 35 -40 mph, the tail wheel…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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