Summary
On February 22, 1998, a Cessna 180H (N9028M) was involved in an incident near Anchorage, AK. All 4 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were: snow covered terrain at the approach end of the runway and flat light conditions.
On February 22, 1998, about 1110 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180H airplane, N9028M, sustained substantial damage when the airplane nosed over during landing at the Merrill Field Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane is registered to and operated by the pilot. The certificated commercial pilot, and three passengers, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC98LA021. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9028M.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were: snow covered terrain at the approach end of the runway and flat light conditions.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On February 22, 1998, about 1110 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180H airplane, N9028M, sustained substantial damage when the airplane nosed over during landing at the Merrill Field Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane is registered to and operated by the pilot. The certificated commercial pilot, and three passengers, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Soldotna Airport, Soldotna, Alaska, about 1038.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on February 23, 1998, at 1000, the pilot reported he was landing on runway 33 at Merrill Field. He said the lighting conditions were flat, and he inadvertently landed short of the runway. The airplane's main landing gear touched down in an area of snow, about 15 feet short of the plowed portion of the runway. The airplane nosed down, and slid off the edge of the runway where it then nosed over. The airplane received damage to the right wing tip, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC98LA021