Accident Cessna 180 N67178, Sunday 2 September 2012

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Date:	Sunday 2 September 2012
Time:	14:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 180
Owner/operator:	Garret Van Horne
Registration:	N67178
MSN:	32112
Year of manufacture:	1955
Total airframe hrs:	5941 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kenai, Alaska - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR)
Destination airport:	Kenai, AK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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 preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.

Accident investigation: