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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Malin, OR · March 2, 2003

Date
March 2, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place
Malin, OR
Airport
Malin Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
VHARW
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) On March 2, 2003, at 1100 pacific standard time, a Cessna 180, austrailian registry vharw, owned and operated by a private pilot, ran off the runway, slid down an embankment and inverted during the landing roll-out at Malin Airport in Malin, OR. The personal flight was operated under the provision of title 14 part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft suffered substantial damage and the private pilot was uninjured. According to the pilot, the left main gear encountered soft terrain on the edge of the runway as he was rolling out after landing on runway 32. The pilot was unable to return the aircraft to centerline and the aircraft departed the west edge of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 2, 2003, AT 1100 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180, AUSTRAILIAN REGISTRY VHARW, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INVERTED DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT AT MALIN AIRPORT IN MALIN, OR. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AS HE WAS ROLLING OUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO CENTERLINE AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE WEST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.