# NTSB ANC96LA058: Cessna 180H, N91304, Palmer, AK, April 27, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 27, 1996, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Palmer, AK - Coordinates: 61.620567, -148.98088 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6206&lon=-148.9809&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 16, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2830 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC96LA058 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2830/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA058 ## Probable cause The pilot-in-command's inadvertent stall during the go around attempt. Factors in the accident were the pilot-in- command's lack of a high performance endorsement and the pilot/passenger's decision to allow the pilot-in-command to manipulate the controls during the landing in an off airport area. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, go-around (vfr) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - qualification, pilot in command (contributing factor) - improper decision, pilot passenger (contributing factor) ## Analysis The owner of the airplane allowed the pilot to manipulate the controls during the approach, attempted landing, and go around attempt. The pilot stated he did not feel comfortable with the approach so he initiated a go around. The right wing dropped and the right wing and the right main landing gear struck the ground. The airplane spun to the right and stopped. The pilot manipulating the controls did not have a high performance endorsement. The owner, also the passenger, was a certificated private pilot and had a high performance endorsement. ## Factual narrative On April 27, 1996, at 0800 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N91304, registered to Bill Hall of Palmer, Alaska, and operated by the pilot, struck the ground with the right main landing gear and the right wing during a go-around attempt at an off airport landing site located 4 miles west of the Knik Glacier near Palmer. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Goose Bay, Alaska, and the destination was the location of the accident site. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The certificated private pilot and the certificated private pilot/passenger, were not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. During a telephone conversation with the pilot on April 27, 1996, he stated that the owner of the airplane picked him up at the Goose Bay Airport, Goose Bay, Alaska. The pilot said he boarded the airplane and became the sole manipulator of the controls during the subsequent flight, landing, and go-around attempt. The pilot stated that during the approach he felt uncomfortable and he added power to begin a go-around. The right wing dropped and the airplane's right main gear and the right wing struck the ground simultaneously. The pilot did not have a high performance endorsement, however, the passenger, also a certificated pilot and the aircraft owner, had a high performance endorsement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N91304](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91304), registered now, S/N 18052040, 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: 18052040 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 239 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Richard Greeno - Registered owner: William H. Hall - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 12, 1995 - Departed: Z40, GOOSE BAY, AK - Destination: KNIK GLACIER, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,600 total, 4 in this make and model, 1,600 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 15 knots - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °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 19960427008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008859A), Apr 27, 1996: Cessna 180H, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Elected go around at off airport sight. Right wing stalled. Wing and gear hit ground. No high performance endorse. ## Other investigations on N91304 (4) 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 ANC79DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG46), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna 180 (N91304), Bethel, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC78DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA017), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 180 (N91304), Kipnuk, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC77DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA027), Feb 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N91304), Red Devil, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB FTW72FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD14), Oct 24, 1971: Cessna 180 (N91304), Paincourtville, LA, substantial damage 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.