# Accident 19960526044269A: Cessna 180, Grangeville, ID, May 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8996° N, 116.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8996&lon=-116.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N626RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N626RP) (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 O470J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 180 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526044269A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LAND ON SHORT GRASS STRIP. LANDED MIDWAY. OVERRAN STRIP AND STRUCK A TREE. POOR BRAKING ACTION ON WET GRASS.

## 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 SEA96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA099), May 26, 1996: Cessna 180 (N626RP), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly judge the distance and speed of the airplane during the final approach, his failure to obtain a proper touchdown point for landing, and his failure to perform a…

## Other reports on N626RP (1)

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

- [Accident 19950210001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210001589A), Feb 10, 1995: Cessna 180 (N626RP), Camas, WA, Substantial damage. Strayed off runway landing. Nose over. CFI failed timely correction.

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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