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FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Cotton, MN · February 18, 1995

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Date
February 18, 1995 · 15:00 local
Place
Cotton, MN
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52172
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA090
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O470S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N52172Registered now · Cessna 180JS/N 18052535 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 180JEngine 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.

(-23) On February 18, 1995, at 1500 hours local, a Cessna 180, N52172, operated by Mr. John telin crashed near cotten, MN. This flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. The pilot was not injured in the accident. Weather does not appear to be a factor. The exact location of the accident was upper bug lake, where the owner has a hunting cabin. Mr. Telin stated that he was attempting a landing, on skis, at upper bug lake. He also stated he was avoiding upper bug creek, which runs through this lake as he was landing. He was concerned about the ice conditions. He went on to state that after touch down he did not feel he had sufficient stopping distance with the skis to continue the landing. He elected to abort and execute a go around. During the go around one of the aircraft's skis hit a tree on a hill at the edge of bug lake. The aircraft then just fell into the trees. Several of the trees were broken off during the crash. This allowed the energy in the aircraft to dissipate rapidly as it fell through the trees to the ground. The aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 18, 1995, AT 1500 HOURS LOCAL, A CESSNA 180, N52172, OPERATED BY MR. JOHN TELIN CRASHED NEAR COTTEN, MN. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS UPPER BUG LAKE, WHERE THE OWNER HAS A HUNTING CABIN. MR. TELIN STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING, ON SKIS, AT UPPER BUG LAKE. HE ALSO STATED HE WAS AVOIDING UPPER BUG CREEK, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THIS LAKE AS HE WAS LANDING. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ICE CONDITIONS. HE WENT ON TO STATE THAT AFTER TOUCH DOWN HE DID NOT FEEL HE HAD SUFFICIENT STOPPING DISTANCE WITH THE SKIS TO CONTINUE THE LANDING. HE ELECTED TO ABORT AND EXECUTE A GO AROUND. DURING THE GO AROUND ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S SKIS HIT A TREE ON A HILL AT THE EDGE OF BUG LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN JUST FELL INTO THE TREES. SEVERAL OF THE TREES WERE BROKEN OFF DURING THE CRASH. THIS ALLOWED THE ENERGY IN THE AIRCRAFT TO DISSIPATE RAPIDLY AS IT FELL THROUGH THE TREES TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCotton, MNthe pilot's failure to gain sufficient clearance over the trees during the aborted landing.Feb 18, 1995 · Substantial damage