ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143879
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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 2012 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N56180 |
| MSN: | 32165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Fork, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Durango, CO (DRO) |
| South Fork, CO (CD69) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing on a patchy snow-covered runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/08_56180.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=56180&x=0&y=0
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120218X81416&key=1
http://www.proulx.com/~bob/photo_album/2011-09-10-Marble-Fly-In/.slide_IM004213.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2012 15:38 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Feb-2012 00:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2012 10:39 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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