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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Arock, OR · September 2, 2006

Date: September 2, 2006 · 20:30 local
Place: Arock, OR
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9026C
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA174
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 840 total800 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9026CRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2009 · Cessna 180S/N 31074 · Built 1954 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed long on a 950 foot field adjacent to river and attempted to take off. He stated that the aircraft drifted to the right. Aircraft landing gear made contact with a 15 foot tree and the aircraft crashed into the owyhee river. The pilot and sole occupant was uninjured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot stated that he was practicing landings and takeoffs at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED LONG ON A 950 FOOT FIELD ADJACENT TO RIVER AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH A 15 FOOT TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE OWYHEE RIVER. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 SEA06CA174Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportArock, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and substantial damage to the airplane. Factors included the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, the delayed go-around,…Sep 3, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9026C · 1

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

Incident 19970624017619IFinal Approach · Wilder, IDNarrative: pilot reported he was on final approach to heads field, a Private agricultural strip between greenleaf Idaho and Wilder Idaho. The engine became rough and then quit. Aircraft contacted ground approximately 200 yards short of the runway in a mint…Jun 24, 1997 · Minor damage