# Accident 20000310011069A: Cessna 180, Port Townsend, WA, March 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2000, 16:47 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Airport: Jefferson County International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0307° N, 122.8395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0307&lon=-122.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4994A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4994A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000310011069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA049), Mar 11, 2000: Cessna 180 (N4994A), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for changing wind conditions during the landing roll in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft. Factors include a variable, shifting wind that changed from a…

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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