# Incident 19961017033149I: Cessna 180A, Nunapitchuk, AK, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Nunapitchuk, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8797° N, 162.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nunapitchuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8797&lon=-162.4622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5296D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5296D-1999-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017033149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING TAXIING THE RIGHT WHEEL FELL THROUGH THE ICE COVERING A HOLE APPROXIMATE ONE FOOT DEEP, WHICH CAUSED THE UPPER MAIN GEAR BOLT TO SHEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR LEG TO FOLD BACK, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N5296D (2)

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

- [Accident 19910608022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608022529A), Jun 8, 1991: Cessna 180 (N5296D), Iiiamna, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing at a field site.
- [Accident 19771030040289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030040289A), Oct 30, 1977: Cessna 180A (N5296D), Thompson Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Low Pass over rwy.

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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