Accident Cessna 180H N8206V,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268935
 
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Date:Tuesday 28 November 2000
Time:15:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180H
Owner/operator:
Registration: N8206V
MSN: 18051708
Year of manufacture:1966
Engine model:Continental O-470
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:WASILLA, Alaska -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The certificated airline transport pilot related that he landed on the surface of a frozen lake, and was taxiing toward the shore. He said that as the airplane neared the shoreline, the left tire rolled over an area of grass protruding through the ice. As the tire passed over the grass, it broke through the ice, and the left wing struck the ice. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.

Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/taxi area. A factor associated with the accident was weak ice.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC01LA021
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC01LA021

Revision history:

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