# Accident 19990616007389A: Cessna 180K, Santa Monica, CA, June 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1999, 18:09 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0303° N, 118.4990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0303&lon=-118.4990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 15 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990616007389A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A THREE POINT, FULL STALL LANDING, BUT STALLED THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN THE TAIL STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND LEFT RUDDER WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RIGHT.  THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED.                         (-23)AIRCRAFT ON SHORT, STEEP FINAL.  PILOT STATES HE LEVELED OFF TO HIGH.  AIRCRAFT BOUNCED  THEN STRUCK THE WING TIP.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY.  DAMAGE IS FROM WING TIP, INWARD INVOLVING 5 RIBS, SPAR APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BENT.  PILOT HAS BEEN UNDERGOING ADDITIONAL TRAINING FROM THE INSTRUCTOR FOR TAIL WHEEL OPERATIONS PRIOR TO THIS DAY.  PILOT STATES HE HAD JUST DONE 8 LANDINGS WITH THE INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD THAT WERE ALL FINE.

## 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 LAX99LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA224), Jun 17, 1999: Cessna 180K (N181RC), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent porpoising of the airplane; and his failure to maintain directional control that resulted in a ground loop and…

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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