# Accident 20100605005269A: Cessna 180, Kenai, AK, June 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5922° N, 152.1633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5922&lon=-152.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605005269A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON THE MUD FLATS NEXT TO THE COOK INLET. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDINIG GEAR STRUCK A SOFT SPOT IN THE MUD WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON 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 ANC10CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA050), Jun 6, 2010: Cessna 180 (N266V), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in the airplane nosing over during taxi.

## Other reports on N266V (1)

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

- [Accident 20120330007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120330007359A), Mar 30, 2012: Cessna 180 (N266V), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to land on the knik glacier. The pilot stated he had flown over the area several times previously on the same day. He was familiar with…

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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