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After initial greetings, I asked the pilotif he was ok and was uninjured. He stated that he was fine and was not injured in any way. He stated that he was a medical professional.

I asked him about his flying history. He stated that he got his private pilot’s license at und in 1974. He stated that he has flown aircraft on floats, skis and wheels. He stated that he had owned a Cessna 206 amphibious aircraft and a Cessna 170 on straight floats. He stated that he owned a Cessna 180 since 1990 with a smaller O-470 motor. He stated that he owns a cabin on a lake and spends his time traveling from Arkansas to Idaho. He stated that he was looking for an aircraft with more power due to his family wanting to start traveling with him.

I asked if he received a check out on the incident aircraft. He stated that the flight from groton, CT to Altoona pa was his second flight in that aircraft. The first flight was from the previous owner’s private field riconn (RI11) to groton Connecticut (kgon). He stated that the purpose of the flight was an aircraft check and flight review. He stated that they got a late start due to approximately 5 inches of snow on the runway at riconn. He stated that they left riconn at approximately 3 pm.

He stated the aircraft had an EF50 engine monitoring system. He stated that he is used to steam gauges and he had trouble learning the digital display. He stated that they did maneuvers in the aircraft, stalls and steep turns. He stated that there were some anomalies on the panel such as an ADS_b switch. He stated they completed flight and landed in groton.

He stated he and cfi/owner had disagreement about the final approach in to groton; he stated the cfi/owner thought the approach should be shorter. He stated that he likes to fly a stabilized approach and felt his approach was the safer option.

He stated that it was almost dark when they landed in groton and he wanted to fuel the aircraft for the flight out in the morning. He stated that he likes to fuel the aircraft so he can verify the amount and type of fuel. He stated that he noticed the right wheel was smoking. He stated that he forgot about the wheel because he had asked a line personnel to obtain a quart of oil for him. He stated there was a lot of general conversation taking place at this time.

I asked him if he and the instructor sat down for the required 1 hour of ground instruction for the flight review. He stated that they had spoken about the trip home and reviewed charts that he had brought with him.

He stated the morning that he left groton, he still felt unfamiliar with the aircraft. As he departed and leveled off at cruise, he noticed the aircraft was only flying at 100 KTS. He stated he was expecting 140KTS.

He stated the aircraft was due for annual in February. He stated that as he entered cruise cylinders 1 and 2 were reporting low compressions and cylinders 5 and 6 had abnormal EGT indications. He stated that he was burning about 18 gals. Per hour and he elected to stop at Altoona and not connellsville, PA kvvs.

He stated that it was very turbulent on approach to Altoona. He stated as he approached runway 30 that he decided to do a 3-point landing instead of a wheel landing. He stated as the aircraft touched down, he tested the brakes. He started with the left and then the right brake. He stated the aircraft zipped to the left with the right wheel still on the runway. He stated the aircraft came to a rest on its nose and the propeller had stopped.