# Accident 20120218002049A: Cessna 180, South Fork, CO, February 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2012, 15:45 local time
- Place: South Fork, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7403° N, 106.5256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7403&lon=-106.5256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56180, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120218002049A

## Narrative

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

02/18/2012, @ 1441HRS MDT, N56180, CESSNA (C-180), STRUCK SNOW DRIFT DURING LANDING ON RWY 16 AT SOUTH FORK, CO (CD69).  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO SINGLE OCCUPANT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN12CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA160), Feb 18, 2012: Cessna 180 (N56180), South Fork, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing on a patchy snow-covered runway.

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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