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FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Chisholm, MN · July 30, 2006

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Date
July 30, 2006 · 17:30 local
Place
Chisholm, MN
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3336T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06CA209
Reported as
Cessna 180H
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
146 total146 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N3336TRegistered now · Cessna 180HS/N 18051494Airframe modelCessna 180HEngine 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) Aircraft departed white iron lake (ely, MN) at 2:45 pm after waiting for thunderstorms to pass out of the area. Obtained current weather information for long lake located near Chisholm, MN. Forecast was for easterly winds at 10 knots. Upon arrival at long lake found winds were now out of the ssw at 20 knots. Circled lake to evaluate suitable approach and decided to approach from the nne using short field technique with an approach speed of 70 knots. Added an additional 10 degrees of flaps (30 total) and set up to land aircraft. As aircraft touched down on water a westerly gust lifted the aircraft and right wing upwards. Attempted to correct aircraft attitude with aileron, power and rudder input which brought the aircraft back down on the right hand float. The float dug in causing the aircraft to overturn. Pilot and passengers evacuated the aircraft without injury. Both wings and engine nacelle were damaged. Wing damage was to the leading edges and outboard of strut attachment point on both sides. Only the lower half of the engine nacelle was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WHITE IRON LAKE (ELY, MN) AT 2:45 PM AFTER WAITING FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO PASS OUT OF THE AREA. OBTAINED CURRENT WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LONG LAKE LOCATED NEAR CHISHOLM, MN. FORECAST WAS FOR EASTERLY WINDS AT 10 KNOTS. UPON ARRIVAL AT LONG LAKE FOUND WINDS WERE NOW OUT OF THE SSW AT 20 KNOTS. CIRCLED LAKE TO EVALUATE SUITABLE APPROACH AND DECIDED TO APPROACH FROM THE NNE USING SHORT FIELD TECHNIQUE WITH AN APPROACH SPEED OF 70 KNOTS. ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS (30 TOTAL) AND SET UP TO LAND AIRCRAFT. AS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON WATER A WESTERLY GUST LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RIGHT WING UPWARDS. ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE WITH AILERON, POWER AND RUDDER INPUT WHICH BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE RIGHT HAND FLOAT. THE FLOAT DUG IN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERTURN. PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. BOTH WINGS AND ENGINE NACELLE WERE DAMAGED. WING DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEADING EDGES AND OUTBOARD OF STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT ON BOTH SIDES. ONLY THE LOWER HALF OF THE ENGINE NACELLE WAS DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06CA209Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChisholm, MNThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.Jul 30, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3336T · 1

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

Accident 19810725044869AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Greenville, MEEngine quit on low altitude sign-seeing flight. Landed in trees. No preimpact malfunctions noted.Jul 25, 1981 · Substantial damage