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FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Agua Claiente S, CA · January 13, 2023

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Date
January 13, 2023 · 11:00 local
Place
Agua Claiente S, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2875K
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
2,000 total
N2875KRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2024 · Cessna 180KS/N 18053111 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 180KEngine 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.

Pilot reported he was announcing his position on 122.9 and landing on runway 29. Noticing a limp windsock and checking runway conditions (coyotes and even kids on bicycles) and announcing again his positon linded up on the runway 29. When he was almost at touchdown he noticed another aircraft (kit fox) on a strainght in landing at oppisite runway. To avoid collision the pilot applied power an climbed left. The wing stalled and the aircraft crashed inverted on the side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ANNOUNCING HIS POSITION ON 122.9 AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 29. NOTICING A LIMP WINDSOCK AND CHECKING RUNWAY CONDITIONS (COYOTES AND EVEN KIDS ON BICYCLES) AND ANNOUNCING AGAIN HIS POSITON LINDED UP ON THE RUNWAY 29. WHEN HE WAS ALMOST AT TOUCHDOWN HE NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (KIT FOX) ON A STRAINGHT IN LANDING AT OPPISITE RUNWAY. TO AVOID COLLISION THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AN CLIMBED LEFT. THE WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INVERTED ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.