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FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Redmond, OR · April 9, 1998

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Date
April 9, 1998 · 11:15 local
Place
Redmond, OR
Airport
Roberts Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2933C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA98LA061
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
97 total33 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N2933CRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 30833Airframe modelCessna 180

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gusty wind. Lost control nosed up. Prop hit runway. Folded right gear. Broke gear strut off mount. (.4)because the wind conditions had become too challenging to continue practice landings, the pilot, who had accumulated about 35 hours in conventional gear aircraft, decided to make a full-stop landing. During the landing attempt, the aircraft hit hard, bounced back into the air, and began to drift past the lateral boundary of the runway. At that point there was a voluntary transfer of control of the aircraft to the private pilot-rated passenger, who was co-owner of the airplane. The passenger-pilot, who had approximately 180 hours of conventional gear time, elected not to execute a go-around, but instead continued down the runway and attempted a full stop landing. During that landing attempt, the aircraft hit the runway surface hard enough to damage the gear leg attach saddle, and soon after touchdown, the right gear leg folded back underneath the aircraft. (-23)on touch and go, pilot lost control on landing. Aircraft wnet up on nose. Propeller hit runway 5-10 feet from center line. Right landing gear folded, breaking off at mount.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GUSTY WIND. LOST CONTROL NOSED UP. PROP HIT RUNWAY. FOLDED RIGHT GEAR. BROKE GEAR STRUT OFF MOUNT. (.4)BECAUSE THE WIND CONDITIONS HAD BECOME TOO CHALLENGING TO CONTINUE PRACTICE LANDINGS, THE PILOT, WHO HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 35 HOURS IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT, DECIDED TO MAKE A FULL-STOP LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND BEGAN TO DRIFT PAST THE LATERAL BOUNDARY OF THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PRIVATE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, WHO WAS CO-OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PASSENGER-PILOT, WHO HAD APPROXIMATELY 180 HOURS OF CONVENTIONAL GEAR TIME, ELECTED NOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, BUT INSTEAD CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED A FULL STOP LANDING. DURING THAT LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY SURFACE HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE THE GEAR LEG ATTACH SADDLE, AND SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT GEAR LEG FOLDED BACK UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT. (-23)ON TOUCH AND GO, PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT WNET UP ON NOSE. PROPELLER HIT RUNWAY 5-10 FEET FROM CENTER LINE. RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED, BREAKING OFF AT MOUNT.

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 SEA98LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRedmond, ORThe passenger-pilot's excessive rate of descent during touchdown. Factors include the pilot-in-command's inadequate recovery from a hard/bounced landing, the passenger-pilot's failure to execute a go-around after taking control of the aircraft, and gusty…Apr 9, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2933C · 1

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

Accident 19870527025279AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Upton, WYSevere wind gust blew the aircraft over, taxiing to the ramp after landing. Wind speed exceeded aircraft control.May 27, 1987 · Substantial damage