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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Frostproof, FL · April 3, 1987

Date: April 3, 1987 · 16:10 local
Place: Frostproof, FL
Airport: River Ranch
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9731G
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA87LA127
Reported as: Cessna 180H
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 581 total100 in this make and model9 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.

The aircraft landed hard, blew a tire and collapsed the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BLEW A TIRE AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA87LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFrostproof, FLUpon touchdown the rt landing gear tire blew due to the side load placed upon it after the acft was blown sideways by the direct crosswind. The landing gear was then sheared off, after which, the acft slid off the rwy into the grass & came to rest.Apr 3, 1987 · Substantial damage