20170112004261I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180H · Anchorage, AK · January 12, 2017

Date
January 12, 2017 · 16:15 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2730X
Reported as
Cessna 180H
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Mechanic stated that he was taxiing the aircraft to the customer's hangar (1.1 miles distance) after maintenance was completed. Taxi way was covered in ice and packed snow. Mechanic stated that he was probably taxiing too fast when aircraft drifted towards the left side of the taxiway. The mechanic reduced power and applied counter right rudder which had no effect. Aircraft ground looped to the left and came to a rest facing left perpendicular to the taxiway against a snow bank. The right wing tip struck an adjacent parked aircraft on the lower left engine cowl and the propeller. Incident aircraft sustained damage to the leading edge of the right wing near the tip. A coworker behind the taxiing aircraft, witnessed the incident and stated that his speed was approximately 10-15 mph while following the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CUSTOMER'S HANGAR (1.1 MILES DISTANCE) AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED. TAXI WAY WAS COVERED IN ICE AND PACKED SNOW. MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WAS PROBABLY TAXIING TOO FAST WHEN AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE MECHANIC REDUCED POWER AND APPLIED COUNTER RIGHT RUDDER WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A REST FACING LEFT PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAXIWAY AGAINST A SNOW BANK. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK AN ADJACENT PARKED AIRCRAFT ON THE LOWER LEFT ENGINE COWL AND THE PROPELLER. INCIDENT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING NEAR THE TIP. A COWORKER BEHIND THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT, WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND STATED THAT HIS SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH WHILE FOLLOWING THE AIRCRAFT.