ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240481
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 2020 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2929C |
| MSN: | 30829 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5689 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bear Valley, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Girdwood Airport, AK (AQY) |
| Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing on a gravel runway, he was taxiing with speed to the turnaround point. He applied brakes, the tail of the airplane came up and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's over application of brakes during taxi, which resulted in a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20CA233
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 2005 | N2929C | 0 | Big Bend, California | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2020 08:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Jul-2022 05:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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