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FAA accident report · Cessna 180D · Aniak, AK · September 7, 2005

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Date
September 7, 2005 · 10:30 local
Place
Aniak, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8624X
Reported as
Cessna 180D
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
415 total270 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N8624XRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Cessna 180DS/N 18051024 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 180DEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot flew over the field at 200' to do a visual inspection. He then set up for a soft field approach. Two or three feet over the threshold his left wing struck high brush. The aircraft veered to the left landing hard and shearing the right tire and brake assembly. (Tire and brake assembly were never found) the right gear leg collapsed under the aircraft and the aircraft came to rest on the left side of the airstrip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE FIELD AT 200' TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION. HE THEN SET UP FOR A SOFT FIELD APPROACH. TWO OR THREE FEET OVER THE THRESHOLD HIS LEFT WING STRUCK HIGH BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT LANDING HARD AND SHEARING THE RIGHT TIRE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. (TIRE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WERE NEVER FOUND) THE RIGHT GEAR LEG COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP.