# Incident 20060616015609I: Cessna 180J, Lake Crystal, MN, June 16, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2006, 20:50 local time
- Place: Lake Crystal, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1058° N, 94.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1058&lon=-94.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7510K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,165 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060616015609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 60 DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND APPROACHING NIGHTFALL. HE DEPARTED ST. LOUIS, MO (1H0) FOR HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR MORGAN, MN AT 2230Z WITHOUT OBTAINING A FSS WEATHER BRIEFING; HOWEVER, HE HAD KNOWLEDGE THAT THE WEATHER ACROSS MINNESOTA WAS FORECAST TO BE MVFR TO IFR DUE TO LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS, AND FOG. NEARING HIS HOME AIRSTRIP, THE AIRMAN CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT IN THE DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS UNTIL HE BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE IN-FLIGHT VISIBILITY. AT THAT TIME, HE BELIEVED THAT HIS BEST OPTION WAS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRMAN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 60 AND TAXIED TO A PARKING LOT JUST OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD ALSO TRIPPED IN-FLIGHT, WHICH THE AIRMAN FAILED TO NOTICE, SO THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICA L POWER. THIS ADDED TO HIS DISTRESS BUT DID NOT REQUIRE HIM TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N7510K (3)

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

- [Accident 19890406006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406006529A), Apr 6, 1989: Cessna 180 (N7510K), Marshall, MN, Substantial damage. A defective weld at the muffler allowed tail pipe to separate. Exhaust caused engine fire. Flipped over on landing.
- [Accident 19810308008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008409A), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Over controled on correcting swerve on three point landing. Collapsed left main gear.
- [Accident 19801223077409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223077409A), Dec 23, 1980: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Thompson, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot reversed course because of weather & landed at first available airport. Made hard landing in haste.

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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