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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Greenwood, MS · May 23, 2013

Date: May 23, 2013 · 10:35 local
Place: Greenwood, MS
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9996N
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13LA257
Reported as: Cessna 180J
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,800 total60 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N9996NRegistered now · Cessna 180JS/N 18052651 Airframe modelCessna 180J Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On instructional flight, the student pilot was descending from 1000FT, with power reduced to simulate engine failure. At 300FT power was added with no engine response. The instructor took over the controls and land in a wheat field. The landing gear sank into the terrain bringing the aircraft to an abrupt stop, causing the aircraft to rotate over the nose and came to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

ON INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DESCENDING FROM 1000FT, WITH POWER REDUCED TO SIMULATE ENGINE FAILURE. AT 300FT POWER WAS ADDED WITH NO ENGINE RESPONSE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND LAND IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR SANK INTO THE TERRAIN BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO AN ABRUPT STOP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE OVER THE NOSE AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13LA257Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenwood, MSA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.May 23, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9996N · 1

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

Accident 20110715014739ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Schlater, MSOn take off, pilot lost directional control. Aircraft left runway and nosed over into corn field.Jul 15, 2011 · Substantial damage