THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION TO LAND WITH A DEFECTIVE SKI LANDING GEAR ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER.
— NTSB Determination
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE PUMPED THE SKIS DOWN. HE NOTICED THE SKI TIPS WERE LOW. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO DO A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT SKI DUG INTO THE SNOW AND DIRT, CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ABOUT 200 FEET AND NOSED OVER.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE PUMPED THE SKIS DOWN. HE NOTICED THE SKI TIPS WERE LOW. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO DO A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT SKI DUG INTO THE SNOW AND DIRT, CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ABOUT 200 FEET AND…
The accident on 1992-03-14 involved a Cessna 180C, registration N7019, operated by Maxwell Bennett Assoc., at Clarence, NY.
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION TO LAND WITH A DEFECTIVE SKI LANDING GEAR ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER.
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