19990926032249I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180K · Wasilla, AK · September 26, 1999

Date: September 26, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place: Wasilla, AK
Airport: Philos Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N66735
Reported as: Cessna 180K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,253 total550 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N66735Registered now · Cessna 180KS/N 18052956 Airframe modelCessna 180K Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Airman had removed floats and installed wheels on aircraft. He was doing t&g/stop&g take off and landings for currency on wheels. His fourth landing the aircraft went to the right and off the runway and nosed up with prop strike. No other damage to a/c. airman suspects had too much right brake and happened so fast he lost it. This airport has recently been paved and airman admits he should have tried gravel for a few landings before trying the hard surface for currency. After engine is rebuilt amn plans to get an instructor for check out and then the FAA safety program manager will give him a courtesy check ride. Amn volunteered for this action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN HAD REMOVED FLOATS AND INSTALLED WHEELS ON AIRCRAFT. HE WAS DOING T&G/STOP&G TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS FOR CURRENCY ON WHEELS. HIS FOURTH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED UP WITH PROP STRIKE. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO A/C. AIRMAN SUSPECTS HAD TOO MUCH RIGHT BRAKE AND HAPPENED SO FAST HE LOST IT. THIS AIRPORT HAS RECENTLY BEEN PAVED AND AIRMAN ADMITS HE SHOULD HAVE TRIED GRAVEL FOR A FEW LANDINGS BEFORE TRYING THE HARD SURFACE FOR CURRENCY. AFTER ENGINE IS REBUILT AMN PLANS TO GET AN INSTRUCTOR FOR CHECK OUT AND THEN THE FAA SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER WILL GIVE HIM A COURTESY CHECK RIDE. AMN VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS ACTION.