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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Priest Lake, ID · April 5, 2024

Date
April 5, 2024 · 12:00 local
Place
Priest Lake, ID
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5281D
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
326 total4 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On the final landing, the pilot allowed the sink rate to get too high on final, so the CFI called for full power, but when the pilot pushed the throttle forward the engine did not respond. They already had carb heat on during the descent. Landed hard.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE FINAL LANDING, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SINK RATE TO GET TOO HIGH ON FINAL, SO THE CFI CALLED FOR FULL POWER, BUT WHEN THE PILOT PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THEY ALREADY HAD CARB HEAT ON DURING THE DESCENT. LANDED HARD.

Other reports on N5281D · 2

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