# Incident 20170112004261I: Cessna 180H, Anchorage, AK, January 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2017, 16:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2730X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2730X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170112004261I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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