# Accident 20100222028479A: Cessna 180B, Kodiak, AK, February 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.6000° N, 152.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.6000&lon=-152.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5074E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5074E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100222028479A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED HE DEPARTED KODIAK MUNI AIRPORT IN KODIAK, ALASKA AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME HEADING TO THE AMERICAN RIVER APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK.  DURING THE FLIGHT HE EXPERIENCED CARB ICING AND WAS TURNING THE CARB HEAT ON AND OFF TO COMPENSATE.  THEN HE DECIDED TO LAND ON A SAND BAR TO LOOK AT THE CARB AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 LOCAL TIME. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC10CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA018), Feb 22, 2010: Cessna 180B (N5074E), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his excessive use of brakes during the landing roll.

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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