# Accident 19890304003059A: Cessna 180J, Columbia, SC, March 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1989, 12:54 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9893° N, 81.0802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9893&lon=-81.0802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890304003059A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT LOST NUT AND SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE.

## 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 ATL89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA097), Mar 4, 1989: Cessna 180J (N601RF), W. Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE ATTACHMENT BOLT DURING INSTALLATION BY UNKNOWN PERSON(S), WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF THE BOLT AND NUT AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE…

## Other reports on N601RF (2)

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

- [Incident 20190216010339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190216010339I), Feb 16, 2019: Cessna 180J (N601RF), Perry, FL, Minor damage. On February 16, 2019, about 1620 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna 180J, N601RF, exited the runway surface at Perry-Foley Airport Perry, Florida. The…
- [Accident 19940724019139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019139A), Jul 24, 1994: Cessna 180J (N601RF), Waynesburg, OH, Destroyed. Struck trees on climbout. CFI stated he failed recognize students inability to control aircraft. Took over too late

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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