Cessna 180B N59180

Summary

On 30 August 2015 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 180B registered N59180, operated by Above Alaska Aviation, was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, 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

30 August 2015 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Skwentna, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Chelatna Lake Strip (PVT)

Coordinates

62.4336, -151.4150

Aircraft

Cessna 180B

Registration

N59180

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Above Alaska Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Talkeetna → Skwentna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC15CA068

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing his tundra tire-equipped, tailwheel airplane at a remote airstrip, he encountered light windshear on short final. The airplane subsequently touched down harder than expected and bounced. In an effort to recover from the bounce, the pilot applied forward elevator control. After the main wheels were firmly on the ground, he applied aft elevator control and brake pressure, which resulted in the airplane nosing over and sustaining substantial damage to the rudder, vertical stabilizer, wings and right lift strut. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.