# Incident 19940303003509I: Cessna 180K, Benton Harbor, MI, March 3, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1994, 15:10 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2590K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940303003509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. DEPARTED TAXIWAY AND HIT A SNOW BANK.

## Other reports on N2590K (3)

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

- [Accident 20141012018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141012018849A), Oct 12, 2014: Cessna 180K (N2590K), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. It is noted that the engine experienced failure causing engine failure power, therefore pilot made an emergency landing in an abandoned construction site.
- [Accident 19830808039819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808039819A), Aug 8, 1983: Cessna 180K (N2590K), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Tower gave wind incorrectly. Pilot lost control on takeoff. Aborted and ground looped. Unsuspected the crosswind.
- [Incident 19810313025339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313025339I), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 180K (N2590K), South Bend, IN, Minor damage. During rollout with tail settling down a gust of wind turned plane. Pilot applied too much brake.

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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