# Accident 19991108032099A: Cessna 180A, Factoryville, PA, November 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1999, 10:15 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8608° N, 75.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8608&lon=-75.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7783A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7783A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 822 total, 52 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991108032099A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 8, 1999, ABOUT 1015 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180, N7783A, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT SEAMANS FIELD, FACTORYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT, CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 14, IN A 6-8 KNOT CROSSWIND.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IN THE MUD.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS, NOR DID THE PILOT REPORT ANY.  THE INSPECTOR NOTED THAT BOTH WINGS, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND THE LEFT STRUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                       (-23)PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 14 AT SEAMANS FIELD (9N3) AND DURING ROLL-OUT THE MAIN WHEEL WENT INTO THE MUD AND PULLED AIRCRAFT INTO SOFT DIRT.  THE  AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER GOING INTO THE SOFT DIRT.               (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY IN A 6-8 KNOT CROSSWIND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IN THE MUD.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 NYC00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA031), Nov 8, 1999: Cessna 180 (N7783A), Factoryville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a crosswind landing.

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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