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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Flagstaff, AZ · December 31, 2010

Date
December 31, 2010 · 15:45 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67F
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA097
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,150 total1,000 in this make and model20 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.

Aircraft landed on runway 21. Runways was reported by aircraft authorities as clear and dry however the temperature was below freezing and patches of ice were reported at the taxiway entrances. After landing the aircraft began sliding on the runway with the left wing down. The aircraft then went off the runway and came to rest nose down in a snow bank. The left wing was folded upwards at a 90 degree angel 3-4 feet in from the wing tip. The left side of the cowling had light damage and the left main tires hubcap showed circular grinding marks where it came in contact with the runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21. RUNWAYS WAS REPORTED BY AIRCRAFT AUTHORITIES AS CLEAR AND DRY HOWEVER THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING AND PATCHES OF ICE WERE REPORTED AT THE TAXIWAY ENTRANCES. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN A SNOW BANK. THE LEFT WING WAS FOLDED UPWARDS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGEL 3-4 FEET IN FROM THE WING TIP. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COWLING HAD LIGHT DAMAGE AND THE LEFT MAIN TIRES HUBCAP SHOWED CIRCULAR GRINDING MARKS WHERE IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N67F · 1

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