ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362446
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| Date: | Saturday 6 February 1993 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3680C |
| MSN: | 31179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4098 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elmendorf Afb, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE SKI-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS MAKING A WIDE LEFT TURN, IN PREPARATION FOR A RUNNING TAKEOFF ON THE FROZEN LAKE, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE AND RIGHT WING SUDDENLY HIT THE SURFACE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BOX WAS TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE SURFACE OF THE FROZEN LAKE WAS COVERED WITH ABOUT 2 FT OF FRESH SNOW, WITH SOME HIGHER DRIFTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW COVERED SURFACE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1990 | N3680C | Private | 0 | Lime Village, AK | |
sub |
| 31 July 1993 | N3680C | Private | 0 | Sparrevohn, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 06:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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