At about 1135 Pacific time, a Cessna 180J nosed over during landing rollout at a backcountry airstrip in Death Valley National Park. Neither occupant was injured. The airstrips existence is not depicted on aeronautical charts and it is not maintained. The runway is only usable in a single direction. The airstrip is locally known as the Chicken Strip. The pilot said a wheel caught in a hole in the runways surface and the airplane departed the runway. The pilot said he had landed at the airstrip a half-dozen times in the previous 90 days.
April 05, Saline Valley, Calif. / Cessna 180
At about 1135 Pacific time, a Cessna 180J nosed over during landing rollout at a backcountry airstrip in Death Valley National Park. Neither occupant was injured. The airstrips existence is not depicted on aeronautical charts and it is not maintained. The runway is only usable in a single direction. The airstrip is locally known as the Chicken Strip. The pilot said a wheel caught in a hole in the runways surface and the airplane departed the runway. The pilot said he had landed at the airstrip a half-dozen times in the previous 90 days....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 180J nosed over during landing rollout at an unmaintained, uncharted backcountry airstrip in Death Valley National Park, with no injuries to its occupants.
- The incident occurred when a wheel caught in a hole on the runway surface of the airstrip, locally known as the "Chicken Strip."
- The airstrip is not depicted on aeronautical charts, is unmaintained, and is usable only in a single direction, despite the pilot having landed there multiple times previously.
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