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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180D · Rifle, CO · March 17, 2006

Date: March 17, 2006 · 07:00 local
Place: Rifle, CO
Airport: Garfield County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N180XV
Reported as: Cessna 180D
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total220 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N180XVRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 180DS/N 18050998 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 180D Engine modelContinental O-470RReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 3/17/06 at 0700, the pilot privacy data omitted was taxiing N180XV, a CE-180 our for takeoff at Garfield county regional airport located near Rifle, CO. It had snowed at the airport the day before, and there was a line of snow along the edge of the taxiway that was left by the snow plow. While taxiing to runway 26 the pilot states the aircraft hit a chunk of ice on taxiway A-5 with the left main landing gear wheel near the edge of the taxiway, causing the aircraft to turn to the left, and depart the taxiway striking the snow pile with the aircraft ending up on it's nose. This damaged the prop, the spinner and the engine cowl. The airport manager and the pilot stated the taxiway was dry with snow on the edge of the taxiway. The pilot further stated it was just getting light at 0700 and he did not see the chunk of ice on the taxiway. The pilot was counseled on the importance of situational awareness and taxiing slowly and carefully with limited light.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/17/06 AT 0700, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS TAXIING N180XV, A CE-180 OUR FOR TAKEOFF AT GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED NEAR RIFLE, CO. IT HAD SNOWED AT THE AIRPORT THE DAY BEFORE, AND THERE WAS A LINE OF SNOW ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY THAT WAS LEFT BY THE SNOW PLOW. WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 26 THE PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT HIT A CHUNK OF ICE ON TAXIWAY A-5 WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL NEAR THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE LEFT, AND DEPART THE TAXIWAY STRIKING THE SNOW PILE WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENDING UP ON IT'S NOSE. THIS DAMAGED THE PROP, THE SPINNER AND THE ENGINE COWL. THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND THE PILOT STATED THE TAXIWAY WAS DRY WITH SNOW ON THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED IT WAS JUST GETTING LIGHT AT 0700 AND HE DID NOT SEE THE CHUNK OF ICE ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND TAXIING SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY WITH LIMITED LIGHT.

Other reports on N180XV · 1

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

Accident 20160331005219ALanding: Rollout · Shiprock, NMOn March 31, 2016, at 12:26 MDT, a Cessna 180-D registered to tumminaro, inc, lost control after touchdown while landing at Shiprock airport, in Shiprock, NM, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight…Mar 31, 2016 · Substantial damage