Cessna 180 N5355D

Summary

On 29 October 2002 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N5355D was involved in an accident near Larson Bay, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 October 2002 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Larson Bay, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

57.5333, -153.9667

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N5355D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Homer → Larson Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC03LA013

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was landing the airplane at an off-airport site that required an approach over trees. During the final approach phase of the landing, the left wing struck a previously unnoticed tree branch, and the airplane veered to the left of the intended touchdown point. The pilot attempted to correct to the right, but the airplane touched down to the left of the landing site and collided with trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.