Cessna 180 N56180

Summary

On 18 February 2012 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N56180, operated by Standhart Gary, was involved in an accident near South Fork, Colorado, United States. One person was 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

18 February 2012 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

South Fork, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Morning Shadow (CD69)

Coordinates

37.7403, -106.5256

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N56180

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Standhart Gary

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → South Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA160

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control while landing on a patchy snow-covered runway.

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

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The pilot stated that, during the landing roll on a patchy snow-covered runway, he lost directional control when the airplane contacted a patch of snow. The airplane nosed over and came to rest in the inverted position. The airplane’s vertical fin and one wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.