19890812028849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Topeka, KS · August 12, 1989

Date
August 12, 1989 · 11:15 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Philip Billard Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24TW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA177
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental IO470F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
716 total133 in this make and model96 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.

Too high, slipped to shorten glide then became too low and landed short of runway. Blamed power loss, none found.

As the FAA filed it

TOO HIGH, SLIPPED TO SHORTEN GLIDE THEN BECAME TOO LOW AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. BLAMED POWER LOSS, NONE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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