# Accident 20000825006679A: Cessna 180H, Roach Habor, WA, August 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2000, 14:50 local time
- Place: Roach Habor, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5296° N, 123.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5296&lon=-123.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91464, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91464) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000825006679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, A/C EXPOSED TO CROSSWINDS, WHICH CAUSED THE A/C TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. PILOT TRIES TO CORRECT WITH BRAKES AND RUDDER, AND RIGHT WHEEL DUG INTO RUNWAY SHOULDER. A/C FLOATED OVER 20 FT DROP OFF AND LANDED ON FENCE, CAUSING PROPELLOR DAMAGE, SUBSTANTIAL LANDING GEAR DAMAGE, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. FACTOR INVOLVED WAS TRACTOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY, CAUSING PILOT NOT TO PERFORM GO AROUND. PILOT CITED A CAUSE TO THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN A RIGHT BRAKE FAILURE. BOTH MAIN GEAR HAD BEEN SHEARED FROM THE AIRFRAME DURING THE ACCIDENT, WHICH DID NOT ALLOW COMPLETE INSPECTION OF A/C LANDING GEAR BRAKE SYSTEM. INSPECTION BY ASI COULD FIND NO UNUSUAL CONDITION OF THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.

## 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 SEA00LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA171), Aug 25, 2000: Cessna 180H (N91464), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during 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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