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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · June 20, 2010

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Date: June 20, 2010 · 09:00 local
Airport: Mile High, Id
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2350C
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,700 total1,200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2350CRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 30650 · Built 1953 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot landed at Mile-high airstrip after taking off from cabin creek. He performed a normal landing and rollout onto the parking area. While taxiing to maneuver out of the way of other aircraft the pilot applied the rt brake. The tire locked up and had little braking effectiveness. The pilot then applied the left brake and the tire locked up with little breaking effectiveness. The aircraft then started to slide down hill with the brakes locked and out of control. The tail of the aircraft began swinging to the left. As the tail swung to about 90 degrees from the direction of travel the aircraft tipped onto the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer. The left horizontal stabilizer, elevator, wing tip and aileron were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LANDED AT MILE-HIGH AIRSTRIP AFTER TAKING OFF FROM CABIN CREEK. HE PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING AND ROLLOUT ONTO THE PARKING AREA. WHILE TAXIING TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER AIRCRAFT THE PILOT APPLIED THE RT BRAKE. THE TIRE LOCKED UP AND HAD LITTLE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED THE LEFT BRAKE AND THE TIRE LOCKED UP WITH LITTLE BREAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED TO SLIDE DOWN HILL WITH THE BRAKES LOCKED AND OUT OF CONTROL. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SWINGING TO THE LEFT. AS THE TAIL SWUNG TO ABOUT 90 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED ONTO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR, WING TIP AND AILERON WERE DAMAGED.