# Incident 19950216006959I: Cessna 180, Floodwood, MN, February 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Floodwood, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9225° N, 92.9215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floodwood, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9225&lon=-92.9215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6580A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6580A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216006959I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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