20021025030579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Anchorage, AK · October 25, 2002

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Date: October 25, 2002 · 15:14 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Lake Hood Spb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5224D
Reported as: Cessna 180A

N5224DRegistered now · Cessna 180AS/N 50122 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 180A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot/mechanic, after a test flight, was taxiing to a new parking spot, located 1/4 mile from the runway. The parking area required a right turn-in. The pilot stated that the sun was in his eyes and he turned a little too soon. The right main gear fell into a ditch causing the prop and wing to contact the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT/MECHANIC, AFTER A TEST FLIGHT, WAS TAXIING TO A NEW PARKING SPOT, LOCATED 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PARKING AREA REQUIRED A RIGHT TURN-IN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND HE TURNED A LITTLE TOO SOON. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FELL INTO A DITCH CAUSING THE PROP AND WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND.