What happened
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(.19) On February 1, 2003, about 1815 pacific standard time, a Cessna 180B, N59180, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Klamath Falls International Airport, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal/pleasure cross-country flight under the provisions of title 14 CFR, part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight that originated from red bluff, California. The pilot reported that he completed a go-around to runway 32 due to wind conditions. After the go-around, the pilot made a second approach and landed on runway 32. He reported that during the landing rollout, while retracting the flaps, he lost control of the airplane. The airplane exited the runway edge and nosed-over resulting in substantial damage. (-23) pilot stated that he made an approach for landing at Klamath Falls, runway 32, performing a missed approach for gusty winds. He re-entered the pattern for runway 32, touching down in a stall configuration. Right after t ouchdown he felt a gust of wind push him over. The next thing he remembers was he was upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003, ABOUT 1815 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180B, N59180, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE KLAMATH FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. THE AIRPLANE IS OWNED BY THE PILOT, AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL/PLEASURE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR, PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COMPLETED A GO-AROUND TO RUNWAY 32 DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS. AFTER THE GO-AROUND, THE PILOT MADE A SECOND APPROACH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, WHILE RETRACTING THE FLAPS, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY EDGE AND NOSED-OVER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE AN APPROACH FOR LANDING AT KLAMATH FALLS, RUNWAY 32, PERFORMING A MISSED APPROACH FOR GUSTY WINDS. HE RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 32, TOUCHING DOWN IN A STALL CONFIGURATION. RIGHT AFTER T OUCHDOWN HE FELT A GUST OF WIND PUSH HIM OVER. THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS WAS HE WAS UPSIDE DOWN.
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