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| Date: | Sunday 26 October 2008 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1846Z |
| MSN: | 180-52968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10263 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Justin, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Munster, TX (XA48) |
| Justin, TX (3T6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said, "Upon landing, the nose of the airplane pitched down, making the airplane uncontrollable and [it] tipped on its back." He also wrote that he didn't know why the airplane pitched down. He told an Federal Aviation Administration inspector that he just "lost it." A postaccident inspection revealed no preimpact anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1989 | N1846Z | Aero Structures, Inc. | 0 | Bullfrog, UT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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