19831229064379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Melville, CA · December 29, 1983

Date
December 29, 1983 · 13:01 local
Place
Melville, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2991K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA123
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
420 total178 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landng gear snagged on a tent on takeoff. Stalled and landed hard while maneuvering to land. Broke both wings.

As the FAA filed it

LANDNG GEAR SNAGGED ON A TENT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED AND LANDED HARD WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND. BROKE BOTH WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.