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N5074E accident description

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Crash location 57.600000°N, 152.566667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Kodiak, AK
57.790000°N, 152.407222°W
14.4 miles away
Tail number N5074E
Accident date 22 Feb 2010
Aircraft type Cessna 180B
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The commercial pilot was on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, local flight. The pilot said he departed the airport to warm up the airplane's engine, and experienced carburetor ice. He said he elected to make a precautionary landing on a sandbar to check the airplane's engine. The pilot indicated the sandbar was rougher than he anticipated, and that he applied excessive brakes during the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot wrote, "Better pilot evaluation of the landing zone, less braking, or more weight in the back of the aircraft could have prevented the accident." He said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the rudder, vertical stabilizer, and the right lift strut.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his excessive use of brakes during the landing roll.

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