# NTSB ANC22LA075: Cessna 180H, N91224, McCarty, AK, September 4, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 3, 2022, 20:00 local (Sep 4, 2022, 04:00 UTC) - Place: McCarty, AK - Coordinates: 61.218728, -142.89077 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2187&lon=-142.8908&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 105926 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA075 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105926/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105926 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA075 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to initiate a go around maneuver when the airplane past the intended touch down point. ## 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 180H, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/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: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during landing, the wind shifted to a tailwind, and he landed past his intended touch down point. Breaking action was poor on the river rock surface and when the airplane was nearing the end of the airstrip the pilot, “ground looped the airplane to prevent the airplane from rolling over the bank.” Subsequently, the left wheel hit large rocks and the airplane nosed over off the end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to both wing tips, the right wing strut, horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N91224](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91224), registered now, S/N 18052010, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H - Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18052010 - Year built: 1969 - Airframe hours: 3363 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Tailwheel Transitions LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 6, 2022 - Departed: PAMX, McCarthy, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: AK0, Jake's Bar, runway 28, 1,000 × 50 ft, gravel - Equipment: ADS-B, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 10, 2021; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 14,500 total, 690 in this make and model, 6,384 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,900 ft broken - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 32 °F - Observed at: PAVD, 97 nm away - METAR: PAVD 040356Z 29003KT 10SM -RA FEW008 BKN049 OVC060 11/ A2967 RMK AO2 SLP044 12/12 P0006 T0106 $ ## Other investigations on N91224 (2) 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 ANC24LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA040), Jun 1, 2024: Cessna 180H (N91224), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize and avoid an obstacle on the runway environment during takeoff roll. Contributing was flat light conditions. - [NTSB ANC85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA058), Mar 23, 1985: Cessna 180 (N91224), Kenai, AK, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105926. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14574479&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC22LA075%206120_1%20N91224_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 736 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14574102&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ANC22LA075-Rel.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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.