# Accident 19950218002269A: Cessna 180J, Cotton, MN, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cotton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1595° N, 92.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1595&lon=-92.4709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52172, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218002269A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA090), Feb 18, 1995: Cessna 180J (N52172), Cotton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to gain sufficient clearance over the trees during the aborted landing.

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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