# Accident 19890330005019A: Cessna 180, Tacoma, WA, March 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1989, 09:15 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2679° N, 122.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2679&lon=-122.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2936C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2936C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 6 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005019A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, CAME DOWN NOSE AND WING LOW COLLAPSING THE RIGHT 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 SEA89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA060), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LOW TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AND HIS INEXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N2936C (2)

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

- [Accident 19870426011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426011609A), Apr 26, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and veered off runway. Gust of wind caused wing to hit the ground and aircraft nosed up.
- [Accident 19810717045909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717045909A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Lake Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff run and airplane wheel contacted soft shoulder causing crash.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.