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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180K · Tyonek, AK · July 11, 2015

Date: July 11, 2015 · 19:30 local
Place: Tyonek, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2805K
Reported as: Cessna 180K
Reported engine: Continental O-550 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 794 total748 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N2805KRegistered now · Cessna 180KS/N 18053076 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 180K 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.

After making low pass at remote strip, pilot made another pass to drag tires and evaluate strip. After touchdown slightly long and very soft sand slowing a/c more than expected, go-around was initiated. Rising terrain on departure end prevented turn out of valley and was too steep to climb over so pilot set a/c down on side of rising terrain. During touchdown on slope, prop tip made contact with ground. No damage to aircraft. Due to bent prop, pilot elected to not fly out. Pilot and 1 pax recovered and aircraft slung by helo to paws.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER MAKING LOW PASS AT REMOTE STRIP, PILOT MADE ANOTHER PASS TO DRAG TIRES AND EVALUATE STRIP. AFTER TOUCHDOWN SLIGHTLY LONG AND VERY SOFT SAND SLOWING A/C MORE THAN EXPECTED, GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. RISING TERRAIN ON DEPARTURE END PREVENTED TURN OUT OF VALLEY AND WAS TOO STEEP TO CLIMB OVER SO PILOT SET A/C DOWN ON SIDE OF RISING TERRAIN. DURING TOUCHDOWN ON SLOPE, PROP TIP MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. DUE TO BENT PROP, PILOT ELECTED TO NOT FLY OUT. PILOT AND 1 PAX RECOVERED AND AIRCRAFT SLUNG BY HELO TO PAWS.