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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Fort Lupton, CO · April 2, 2021

Date: April 2, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place: Fort Lupton, CO
Airport: Platte Valley Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4802
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA182
Reported as: Cessna 180K
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 580 total490 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N4802Registered now · Cessna 180KS/N 18053017 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 180K 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.

On April 2, 2021 privacy data omitted, a Cessna 180-K, was attempting to land on runway 27 at Platte Valley Airpark (18V) at about 155PM MDT. The aircraft mistakenly touched-down on a nearby utility access road. The softness of the ground resulted in the aircraft rolling forward, sustaining substantial damage. No injuries are associated with this accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 2, 2021 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 180-K, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK (18V) AT ABOUT 155PM MDT. THE AIRCRAFT MISTAKENLY TOUCHED-DOWN ON A NEARBY UTILITY ACCESS ROAD. THE SOFTNESS OF THE GROUND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING FORWARD, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDenver, COThe pilot’s loss of situational awareness, and his unintended landing on a soft unimproved dirt road, which resulted in a loss of directional control into soft ground and the airplane to subsequently nose over.Apr 2, 2021 · Substantial damage