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FAA incident report · Cessna 180K · Talkeetna, AK · May 4, 2010

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Date
May 4, 2010 · 13:14 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N823E
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total800 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 2114 zulu (1314 AKDT) on 5/4/2010, N823E, a Cessna 180 operating under § 91 flight rules, was involved in a accident immediately after landing rollout at Talkeetna Airport (ptka). Preliminary reports indicate that pilot richard shear was the only sole onboard. Mr. Shear is a ATP amel and com sel/ses certificated airman. N823E conducted about 10 touch and goes at willow airport (pauo) and stopped for fuel there. Mr. Shear departed pauo and set up for a 36 landing at ptka with information foxtrot, which called for winds 300 at 10 knots gusting to 16 knots. Mr. Shear stated that the landing went well and as he started to apply brakes, the left brake "grabbed" and pulled him left. Mr. Shear states that he then applied both brakes to arrest the direction and forward momentum took him into a nose down vertical position. Weather observation for 1253 AKDT at patk was winds nw at 8 knots, visibility 10 miles, weather fair, sky conditions clear, temperature 57, dew point 23 and altimeter 30.36 inches of mercury. Mr. Shear, the sole occupant, was uninjured and there were no injuries on the ground. The airplane sustained minor damage that is considered to be, not substantial. The damage included a bent prop, dented cowling and scuffed left wing tip. The NTSB has classified this accident, as a incident. On 5/5/2010, inspector geber spoke with fss specialist privacy data omitted. Specialist privacy data omitted stated that about 10 seconds after N823E landed he had his back to the aircraft and as he was turning around noticed the aircraft veer to the left at a relatively slow speed and go up on its nose.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2114 ZULU (1314 AKDT) ON 5/4/2010, N823E, A CESSNA 180 OPERATING UNDER § 91 FLIGHT RULES, WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT AT TALKEETNA AIRPORT (PTKA). PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT PILOT RICHARD SHEAR WAS THE ONLY SOLE ONBOARD. MR. SHEAR IS A ATP AMEL AND COM SEL/SES CERTIFICATED AIRMAN. N823E CONDUCTED ABOUT 10 TOUCH AND GOES AT WILLOW AIRPORT (PAUO) AND STOPPED FOR FUEL THERE. MR. SHEAR DEPARTED PAUO AND SET UP FOR A 36 LANDING AT PTKA WITH INFORMATION FOXTROT, WHICH CALLED FOR WINDS 300 AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS. MR. SHEAR STATED THAT THE LANDING WENT WELL AND AS HE STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, THE LEFT BRAKE "GRABBED" AND PULLED HIM LEFT. MR. SHEAR STATES THAT HE THEN APPLIED BOTH BRAKES TO ARREST THE DIRECTION AND FORWARD MOMENTUM TOOK HIM INTO A NOSE DOWN VERTICAL POSITION. WEATHER OBSERVATION FOR 1253 AKDT AT PATK WAS WINDS NW AT 8 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, WEATHER FAIR, SKY CONDITIONS CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 57, DEW POINT 23 AND ALTIMETER 30.36 INCHES OF MERCURY. MR. SHEAR, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE, NOT SUBSTANTIAL. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT PROP, DENTED COWLING AND SCUFFED LEFT WING TIP. THE NTSB HAS CLASSIFIED THIS ACCIDENT, AS A INCIDENT. ON 5/5/2010, INSPECTOR GEBER SPOKE WITH FSS SPECIALIST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SPECIALIST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER N823E LANDED HE HAD HIS BACK TO THE AIRCRAFT AND AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT VEER TO THE LEFT AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED AND GO UP ON ITS NOSE.