| Crash location | 46.721945°N, 92.043333°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 | Duluth, MN
46.956324°N, 91.856847°W 18.4 miles away |
| Tail number | N5016E |
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| Accident date | 01 Aug 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 180A |
| Additional details: | None |
The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an aborted landing attempt. The pilot stated that as he was lowering the tailwheel to the runway, he impacted two geese. The airplane started to "turn to the right" while the pilot tried to correct using left brake, left rudder, and right aileron control inputs. The pilot then added full engine power "to get back in the air." The left wing subsequently contacted the runway and the airplane "flipped on its back" and came to rest inverted.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in impact with terrain during an attempted aborted landing. A factor in the accident was the geese impacted during the landing roll.