# Accident 20040818018939A: Cessna 180J, Pittsburg, ID, August 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburg, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6181° N, 116.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6181&lon=-116.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52096, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52096) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818018939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND DURING LANDING ATTEMPT AT PITTSBURG AIRPORT (NO AIRPORT IDENTIFICATION CODE). DURING GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OBJECT OF UNKNOWN DESCRIPTION. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO HIS HOME AIRPORT IN GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO. ON LANDING, HE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 SEA04CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA170), Aug 18, 2004: Cessna 180J (N52096), Pittsburg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object (pole) during an aborted landing. The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing and a pole were factors.

## Other reports on N52096 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980724021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724021949I), Jul 24, 1998: Cessna 180J (N52096), Noatak, AK. Engine quit enroute. Landed on tundra safely. NR6 cyl swallowed valve.
- [Incident 19790525027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525027959I), May 25, 1979: Cessna 180J (N52096), Inyokern, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up while executing turn after 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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