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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Floodwood, MN · February 16, 1995

Date: February 16, 1995 · 15:00 local
Place: Floodwood, MN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6580A
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total800 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6580ARegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 32477 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on February 16, 1995, at 1430 hours local, a Cessna 180 operated by Mr. Charles helloed made an emergency landing on a snow pack township road after the engine quit. The incident occurred approximately 4 miles northeast of Floodwood, MN. Mr. Helloed had departed downtown st. paul with full fuel tanks. He purchased 27.5 gallons of low lead fuel at air regent's FBO at downtown st. paul, on February 15, 1995. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions. During the landing roll the aircraft struck a small tree with the right wing tip. This caused the aircraft to veer to the right and tip up on its nose in a 8' roadside ditch. The aircraft received minor damage. The pilot received no injuries and he had no passengers. We have not found an operational error during our investigation of this incident. privacy data omitted Pilot stated that he applied carburetor heat to the engine, it continued to rough and then it quit.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 16, 1995, AT 1430 HOURS LOCAL, A CESSNA 180 OPERATED BY MR. CHARLES HELLOED MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SNOW PACK TOWNSHIP ROAD AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLOODWOOD, MN. MR. HELLOED HAD DEPARTED DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL WITH FULL FUEL TANKS. HE PURCHASED 27.5 GALLONS OF LOW LEAD FUEL AT AIR REGENT'S FBO AT DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL, ON FEBRUARY 15, 1995. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND TIP UP ON ITS NOSE IN A 8' ROADSIDE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND HE HAD NO PASSENGERS. WE HAVE NOT FOUND AN OPERATIONAL ERROR DURING OUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT TO THE ENGINE, IT CONTINUED TO ROUGH AND THEN IT QUIT.