| Crash location | 60.822778°N, 151.818334°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 | Kenai, AK
60.554444°N, 151.258333°W 26.5 miles away |
| Tail number | N67178 |
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| Accident date | 02 Sep 2012 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 180 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a remote unimproved airstrip. During the landing roll the main landing gear struck a concealed tree stump, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. There were no reported mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.