# NTSB ANC10CA018: Cessna 180B, N5074E, Kodiak, AK, February 22, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 22, 2010, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Kodiak, AK - Coordinates: 57.599998, -152.566665 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.6000&lon=-152.5667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 17, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO-03 - NTSB case key (mKey): 75397 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC10CA018 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75397/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75397 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA018 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his excessive use of brakes during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=2072606), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072606), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 180B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=2072606), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072606), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 180B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072606), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The commercial pilot was on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, local flight. The pilot said he departed the airport to warm up the airplane's engine, and experienced carburetor ice. He said he elected to make a precautionary landing on a sandbar to check the airplane's engine. The pilot indicated the sandbar was rougher than he anticipated, and that he applied excessive brakes during the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot wrote, "Better pilot evaluation of the landing zone, less braking, or more weight in the back of the aircraft could have prevented the accident." He said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the rudder, vertical stabilizer, and the right lift strut. ## Factual narrative The commercial pilot was on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, local flight. The pilot said he departed the airport to warm up the airplane's engine, and experienced carburetor ice. He said he elected to make a precautionary landing on a sandbar to check the airplane's engine. The pilot indicated the sandbar was rougher than he anticipated, and that he applied excessive brakes during the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot wrote, "Better pilot evaluation of the landing zone, less braking, or more weight in the back of the aircraft could have prevented the accident." He said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the rudder, vertical stabilizer, and the right lift strut. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5074E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5074E), registered now, S/N 50374 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B - Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 50374 - Airframe hours: 4220 - Engines: Continental O-470K 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Taj Shoemaker - Registered owner: Shoemaker Philip - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 29, 2009 - Departed: PAKD, Kodiak, AK - Destination: PAKD, Kodiak, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 5, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 2,194 total, 127 in this make and model, 2,084 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 11 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft broken - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: ADQ, 7 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100222028479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100222028479A), Feb 22, 2010: Cessna 180B, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot reported he departed Kodiak muni airport in Kodiak, Alaska at approximately 1100 local time heading to the American river approximately 15 miles… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 26, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75397. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327600&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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