Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control after touchdown which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.
NTSB analysis
While landing a wheel/ski-equipped airplane on a snow and ice-covered runway, after touchdown, the airplane began to slide to the right side of the runway. The pilot reported that the edge of a ski impacted a lip of ice which caused the airplane to nose down, and the right wing subsequently struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC24LA003 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 21, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Mccarthy, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- Mccarthy (15K)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Dawn
Cessna 180H
- N-number
- N91393
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1969
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
- Purpose of flight
- Business
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