# NTSB ANC10CA050: Cessna 180, N266V, Kenai, AK, June 6, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 5, 2010, 18:00 local (Jun 6, 2010, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.592224, -152.16333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5922&lon=-152.1633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 2010
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FA FSDO-03
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC10CA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76268/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA050

## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in the airplane nosing over during taxi.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072602), [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 180, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=2072602), [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.

- [Taxi: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The private pilot was landing at an off-airport site on a personal flight. Prior to landing he flew over the landing area several times to survey its condition. While taxiing to the edge of the landing area the airplane's tires sank into a hole, causing the airplane to nose over. The pilot said that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane's right and left wings and the left wing forward spar sustained substantial damage.

## Factual narrative

The private pilot was landing at an off-airport site under Title 14, CFR Part 91, to look for a suitable place to hunt. Prior to landing, he said he flew over the landing area several times to survey its condition. The pilot said while taxiing to the edge of the landing area, the airplane's tires sank into a hole, causing the airplane to nose over. He said there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane was examined by the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC), and the IIC discovered that the right wing, left wing, and left wing forward spar sustained substantial damage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N266V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266V), registered now, S/N 31215, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31215
- Airframe hours: 3000
- Engines: Continental IO- 520 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Eibeck David B
- Registered owner: Eibeck David B
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 15, 2009
- Departed: Z41, Anchorage, AK
- Destination: Kenai, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 15, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 400 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F

## 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 20100605005269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605005269A), Jun 5, 2010: Cessna 180, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Airman made an Off Airport landing on the mud flats next to the cook inlet. During the landing roll out the aircraft's main landinig gear struck a soft spot in…

## Other investigations on N266V (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC12CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA029), Mar 30, 2012: Cessna 180 (N266V), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during low-level maneuvering.

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 7, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76268. 1.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332588&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.

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