ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288463
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| Date: | Saturday 5 June 2010 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N266V |
| MSN: | 31215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO- 520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (Z41) |
| Kenai, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was landing at an off-airport site on a personal flight. Prior to landing he flew over the landing area several times to survey its condition. While taxiing to the edge of the landing area the airplane's tires sank into a hole, causing the airplane to nose over. The pilot said that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane's right and left wings and the left wing forward spar sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in the airplane nosing over during taxi.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC10CA050
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 2012 | N266V | Private | 0 | Knik Glacier, about 50 miles north of Anchorage, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 22:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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