Accident Cessna 180 N2905A,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357656
 
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Date:Saturday 16 March 1996
Time:18:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Ronald Kowalski
Registration: N2905A
MSN: 30105
Year of manufacture:1953
Engine model:Continental O-470
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Anchorage, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:(KMRI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The student pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings. During the last landing, the right tire locked and the airplane swerved to the right and collided with a snow bank. The pilot had accrued 33 hours of flight experience in the airplane, with 10 hours as the solo pilot.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper use of the brakes during landing. The snow berm along the edge of the runway was a factor.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC96LA034
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC96LA034

Location

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