# Accident 19920314010509A: Cessna 180C, Clarence Center, NY, March 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Clarence Center, NY
- Airport: Potoczak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9803° N, 78.5999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9803&lon=-78.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7019, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7019-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920314010509A

## Narrative

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

PUMPED SKIS DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF. NOTED SKI TIPS LOW. RIGHT SKI DUG IN COMPACTED RUNWAY LANDING. NOSED OVER.

## 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 BFO92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA040), Mar 14, 1992: Cessna 180C (N7019), Clarence, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION TO LAND WITH A DEFECTIVE SKI LANDING GEAR ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER.

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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