# Accident 20180322013399A: Cessna 180K, Canton, MS, March 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Canton, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5984° N, 90.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5984&lon=-90.0322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77NP-2021-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 731 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180322013399A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 22, AROUND 5:30 PM LOCAL TIME THE PILOT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MSL, ATTEMPT TO LAND AT A PRIVATE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED HE EXPEREINCED CARBERATOR ICING. THE PILOT PULLED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS AND PUSHED CARBERATOR HEAT IN.  AS HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDED HE TRIED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO THE AIR STRIP. THIS RESULTED IN EXCESS SPEED, WITH A TAIL WIND. HE MADE THE DECISION HE COULD NOT LAND.  HE WAS ABLE TO GO OVER THE FIRST TREE LINE, BUT SAW HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT OVER THE SECOND TREE LINE. HE PULLED FULL FLAPS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN TWO TRESS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N77NP (1)

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

- [Accident 20031004023489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031004023489A), Oct 4, 2003: Cessna 180K (N77NP), Starkville, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed with a crosswind, allowed wind to lift right wing and did not control the aircraft in a sufficient and timely manner. 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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