20241011016569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Buffalo, MN · October 11, 2024

Date
October 11, 2024 · 11:30 local
Place
Buffalo, MN
Airport
Buffalo Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N529PH
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,068 total266 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While landing after a short flight the aircraft yawed to the left. The PIC stated he applied right rudder to correct and maintain runway center line. The PIC believes he inadvertently stepped on the brakes at the same time and the aircraft tipped up on its nose. Damage to the aircraft included but was not limited to propeller strike, cowling damage, and slight bending aft of the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE PIC STATED HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN RUNWAY CENTER LINE. THE PIC BELIEVES HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO PROPELLER STRIKE, COWLING DAMAGE, AND SLIGHT BENDING AFT OF THE FIREWALL.