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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Port Townsend, WA · March 10, 2000

Date
March 10, 2000 · 16:47 local
Place
Port Townsend, WA
Airport
Jefferson County International Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4994A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA00LA049
Reported as
Cessna 180

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 27 with a quartering headwind. After the aicraft touched down in a three-point attitude, it bounced back into the air and started drifting to the right. When he touched down a second time, the aicraft continued to the right, and the pilot began to apply braking and corrective action. During his attempts to get the aircraft to track back toward the center of the runway, it departed the right side of the runway and encountered soft/muddy terrain. After encountering the soft terrian, one of the aircraft's main gear separated from the airframe and one wing impacted the ground. Aircraft also sustained propeller strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 WITH A QUARTERING HEADWIND. AFTER THE AICRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE, IT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME, THE AICRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE PILOT BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. DURING HIS ATTEMPTS TO GET THE AIRCRAFT TO TRACK BACK TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, IT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED SOFT/MUDDY TERRAIN. AFTER ENCOUNTERING THE SOFT TERRIAN, ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND ONE WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT ALSO SUSTAINED PROPELLER STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.