# Accident 20000225042099A: Cessna 180H, Ophir, AK, February 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ophir, AK
- Airport: Ophir Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9200° N, 159.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9200&lon=-159.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8221V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8221V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,486 total, 1,416 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000225042099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 25, 2000, ABOUT 1630 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A SKI-EQUIPPED CESSNA 180H AIRPLANE, N8221V, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT THE OPHIR AIRSTRIP, OPHIR, ALASKA. THE SOLO AIRLINE TRANSPORT WAS NOT INJURED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER/PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE, HE SAID HE LANDED TO THE EAST, AND WAS TURNING AROUND AT THE EAST END OF THE AIRSTRIP FOR A DEPARTURE TO THE WEST. DURING THE TURN, HE SAID THE RIGHT SKI PENETRATED THE SNOW'S CRUST, AND DROPPED INTO SOFT SNOW, ALLOWING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO CONTACT THE SNOW.

## 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 ANC00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA030), Feb 25, 2000: Cessna 180H (N8221V), Ophir, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area. A factor associated with the accident was the soft, snow-covered terrain.

## Other reports on N8221V (1)

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

- [Accident 20110611011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110611011099A), Jun 11, 2011: Cessna 180H (N8221V), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on 1800 foot strip about 10 miles from Skwentna, AK in Cessna 180H aircraft equipped with 31 inch bushwells, on roll out attempted to negotiate a dog…

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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