# Accident 19821003050909A: Cessna 180K, Pineville, LA, October 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1982, 16:28 local time
- Place: Pineville, LA
- Airport: Esler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3291° N, 92.4099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3291&lon=-92.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707PC-2005-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 27 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO CROSSWIND. INDICATES SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA006), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 180K II (N707PC), Pineville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N707PC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010609011329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609011329I), Jun 9, 2001: Cessna 180K (N707PC), Whitefield, NH, Substantial damage. (-23)While starting aircraft engine to taxi to the fuel pump the engine caught fire. Starting sequence: primed engine, engaged starter, engine coughed and…
- [Incident 19851013066239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851013066239I), Oct 13, 1985: Cessna 180K (N707PC), San Antonio, TX. Aircraft was cleared to land on 12R. Noted by ATC to be lined up with taxiway on short final. Completed landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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