Accident Cessna 180 N2905A, Saturday 16 March 1996

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Date:	Saturday 16 March 1996
Time:	18:55 LT
Type:	Cessna 180
Owner/operator:	Ronald Kowalski
Registration:	N2905A
MSN:	30105
Year of manufacture:	1953
Engine model:	Continental O-470
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Anchorage, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	(KMRI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The student pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings. During the last landing, the right tire locked and the airplane swerved to the right and collided with a snow bank. The pilot had accrued 33 hours of flight experience in the airplane, with 10 hours as the solo pilot.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper use of the brakes during landing. The snow berm along the edge of the runway was a factor.

Accident investigation: