ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355980
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| Date: | Monday 21 April 1997 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180K |
| Owner/operator: | Clearwater Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N64337 |
| MSN: | 18052891 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4715 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-520-KAH |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Soldotna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KSXQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane on a hard surface runway. The airplane was equipped with 26 inch tundra tires. During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, and right brake, but the airplane continued to veer to the left, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane then nosed over. The airport's automated weather observation system was reporting the wind conditions as 010 degrees at 7 knots. Following the accident, the pilot reported the wind conditions varied widely between 030 to 300 degrees, with wind gusts to 15 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for cross conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the variable/gusty/crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA060
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 1995 | N64337 | Clearwater Air Inc. | 0 | Cold Bay, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 17:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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