# Incident 20020213003729I: Cessna 180H, Blaine, WA, February 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2002, 17:34 local time
- Place: Blaine, WA
- Airport: Blaine Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9901° N, 122.7320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Blaine Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9901&lon=-122.7320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7CT) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020213003729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT/AIRCRAFT OWNER INADVERTENTLY LANDED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER DURING LANDING. THE PARKING BRAKE HAD APPARENTLY BEEN SET FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT, AS THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED FROM A WET GRASS RUNWAY, BEFORE THE INCIDENT LANDING ON A PAVED SURFACE. COUNSELING WAS COMPLETED WITH THE AIRMAN ON CHECKLIST USAGE, AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO INCLUDE ENSURING THE BRAKE IS RELEASED BEFORE TAKEOFF.

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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