Thursday, January 22, 2026

Cessna 180K, N63368, incident occurred on January 20, 2026, at Altoona–Blair County Airport (AOO/KAOO), Altoona, Pennsylvania

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N63368

- History of Flight:
On January 20, 2026, at about 0930 local time, a Cessna 180K, N63368, registered to Gull Industries LLC out of Oneco, CT, sustained minor damage when it was involved in an incident at the Altoona–Blair County Airport (AOO/KAOO), Altoona, Pennsylvania. The pilot was not injured.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft landed and veered off runway incurring a prop strike." Weather at the time included winds from 270° at 15 knots, gusting 20 knots.

- Weather:

METAR KAOO 201353Z AUTO 27015G20KT 10SM CLR M14/M22 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP280 T11391222 $

METAR KAOO 201453Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM CLR M13/M22 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP285 T11281222 51016 $

1 comment:

  1. Interesting that the pilot reported brake problems. That is the classic excuse for a taildragger pilot who got into trouble with their airplane.

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