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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · August 12, 2015

Date: August 12, 2015 · 18:45 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Lake Hood
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N93330
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 315 total166 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

N93330Registered now · Cessna 180S/N 31731 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 180 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.

Airman was preparing to taxi when the wind turned his aircraft parallel to the shoreline. Airman got out of the aircraft believing he had pulled the mixture to shutdown the engine. However, the engine was still idling and moving forward. Airman got back in the aircraft and turned off the key and master switch. The aircraft continued to move forward so the airman entered the water in an attempt to stop its movement. The aircraft?s propeller contacted the left side horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft parked nearby.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS PREPARING TO TAXI WHEN THE WIND TURNED HIS AIRCRAFT PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE. AIRMAN GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BELIEVING HE HAD PULLED THE MIXTURE TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING AND MOVING FORWARD. AIRMAN GOT BACK IN THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED OFF THE KEY AND MASTER SWITCH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD SO THE AIRMAN ENTERED THE WATER IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP ITS MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT?S PROPELLER CONTACTED THE LEFT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF AN AIRCRAFT PARKED NEARBY.

Other reports on N93330 · 2

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

Accident 20220926020339ALanding: Rollout · Williston, NDStudent pilot was solo, practicing takeoffs and landings in conventional gear airplane. Upon landing in 7 knot winds with slight crosswind, pilot lost control during roll out. Aircraft ground looped to the right, striking left wing and left elevator.Sep 26, 2022 · Substantial damage Accident 19730715019889ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kalispell, MTJul 15, 1973 · Substantial damage