# Accident 19980905022789A: Cessna 180J, Oroville, WA, September 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1998, 13:15 local time
- Place: Oroville, WA
- Airport: Lake Osoyoos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8693° N, 119.2199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8693&lon=-119.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52130, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52130) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905022789A

## Narrative

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

DURING A WATER LANDING, THE CAFT WING STRUCK THE WATER. (-23)PILOT BURKE REPORTS THAT HE WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH AT OSOYOOS LAKE. THERE WAS SOME CROSSWIND CONDITIONS BUT THEY WERE NOT STRONG.  THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE WATER SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA174), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 180J (N52130), Oroville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to establish and maintain proper alignment.

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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