# Accident 20180331010439A: Cessna 180, Grove, OK, March 31, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2018, 08:15 local time
- Place: Grove, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6081° N, 94.7281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6081&lon=-94.7281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2485C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2485C-2021-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,327 total, 124 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180331010439A

## Narrative

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

N2485C DEPARTED AR91 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 ON MARCH 31, 2018 ENROUTE TO GROVE OKLAHOMA (KGMJ) TO GET FUEL.  AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE AIRPORT 3 MILES FROM THE EAST, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE AND EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RODEO ARENA LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND ON AN APPROXIMATE 330 DEGREE HEADING IN A RIGHT WING LOW/NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE; STRIKING THE RIGHT WINGTIP FIRST FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.  THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET UNTIL IMPACTING A STEEL FENCE OUTLINING THE ARENA.  THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PARALLEL TO THE FENCE ON AN APPROXIMATE NORTH HEADING, THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE TWISTED AND LAYING ALMOST PARALLEL ON TOP OF THE FUSELAGE WRECKAGE, THE AIRCRAFTS INSTRUMENT PANEL/FLOORBOARD FORWARD TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE FACING APPROXIMATELY WEST, ALMOST TORN COMPLETELY FROM THE AIRFRAME.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT BETWEEN TWO OF THE FENCE RAILS AND WAS TORN FROM AIRFRAME.  THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE WRECKAGE.

UPON EXAMINATION, A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE CARBURETOR BOWL; ALL OTHER FUEL SAMPLES FROM THE TANKS AND GASCOLATOR WERE NEGATIVE FOR WATER CONTAMINATION.  A SMALL AMOUNT OF PARTICLE CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND INSIDE THE CARBURETOR BOWL, CARBURETOR SCREEN AND GASCOLATOR.  THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED FOR COMPRESSION AND THE MAGNETOS WERE EXAMINED FOR IRREGULARITIES; NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA131), Mar 31, 2018: Cessna 180 (N2485C), Grove, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat immediately following the loss of engine power.

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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