# Accident 19990918028429A: Cessna 180, Palmer, AK, September 18, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 18, 1999, 11:30 local time - Place: Palmer, AK - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.6208° N, 148.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6208&lon=-148.9795&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2294C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2294C) (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: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA157) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918028429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1999, ABOUT 1200 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE, N2294C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE ABOUT 25 MILES EAST OF PALMER, ALASKA, AT 61 DEGREES 19 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 148 DEGREES 28 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PALMER AIRPORT, PALMER, ABOUT 1140 ON THE SECOND TRIP THAT DAY TO THE PILOT'S HUNTING CAMP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) ON OCTOBER 13, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING AFTER LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. HE SAID THE GROUND WAS SOFT AND MUDDY, SO HE KEPT THE AIRPLANE MOVING SO THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT BECOME STUCK. THE PILOT SAID THE WHEELS BOGGED DOWN DURING THE TAXI, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE LIFT STRUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THE CEILING WAS ABOUT 5,500 FEET OVERCAST, AND THE VISIBILITY WAS 5 MILES IN RAIN. HE INDICATED THE WINDS HAD INCREASED F ROM HIS EARLIER TRIP TO THE SAME LOCATION, AND WERE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. (-23) DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED POWER TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT MOVING BECAUSE THE GROUND WAS SOFT & MUDDY, AS THE WHEELS BOGGED DOWN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, THEN THE WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK. AIRMAN HAS NOT PROVIDED HOURS LAST 90 DAYS OR DATE OF LAST REGULATORY CHECKRIDE. (.4) THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRPLANE AFTER LANDING ON A GRAVEL AND CLAY BAR THE SECOND TIME THAT DAY. HE SAID THE GROUND WAS SOFT AND MUDDY, SO HE KEPT THE AIRPLANE MOVING SO IT WOULD NOT BECOME STUCK. THE WHEELS BOGGED DOWN DURING THE TAXI, THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN, AND THE WIND CARRIED THE AIRPLANE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE LIFT STRUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SAID THE VISIBILITY WAS 5 MILES IN RAIN, AND THE WINDS HAD INCREASED FROM THE FIRST TRIP, AND WERE 25 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. ## 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 ANC99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA157), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 180 (N2294C), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's choice of unsuitable terrain for taxi, and inadequate compensation for high winds. Factors associated with this accident were the muddy ground, and the winds of 25 knots gusting to 40… ## Other reports on N2294C (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20080615840889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080615840889A), Jun 15, 2008: Cessna 180 (N2294C), Atlanta, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident occurred on June 15, 2008. It was not reported by the [privacy data omitted]pilot of the aircraft. Pilot landed long and ran off the end of… - [Accident 19831119059969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119059969A), Nov 19, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2294C), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a frozen lake. Encountered area of water between ice and snow cover causing aircraft to nose over. 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. 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