20050131001699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Adelanto, CA · January 31, 2005

Date: January 31, 2005 · 12:19 local
Place: Adelanto, CA
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2882A
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA079
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N2882ARegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Cessna 180S/N 30082 · Built 1953 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot made approach to west runway: when flying downwind with strong tailwind, aircraft became very slow. When turning base leg, aircraft disappeared from witnesses' sight. Power was added as indicated by very loud noise of the engine, and there was no misfiring/sputtering/backfiring. When aircraft reappeared, it was in a nose high condition and wings were rocking left and right. Aircraft climbed to approximately 200 feet. Last view of aircraft showed it in a 45 degree left bank and nose was falling through horizon. Aircraft dropped from witnesses' sight as engine sound stopped along with a loud thud.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT MADE APPROACH TO WEST RUNWAY: WHEN FLYING DOWNWIND WITH STRONG TAILWIND, AIRCRAFT BECAME VERY SLOW. WHEN TURNING BASE LEG, AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM WITNESSES' SIGHT. POWER WAS ADDED AS INDICATED BY VERY LOUD NOISE OF THE ENGINE, AND THERE WAS NO MISFIRING/SPUTTERING/BACKFIRING. WHEN AIRCRAFT REAPPEARED, IT WAS IN A NOSE HIGH CONDITION AND WINGS WERE ROCKING LEFT AND RIGHT. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. LAST VIEW OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED IT IN A 45 DEGREE LEFT BANK AND NOSE WAS FALLING THROUGH HORIZON. AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM WITNESSES' SIGHT AS ENGINE SOUND STOPPED ALONG WITH A LOUD THUD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05FA079Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAdelanto, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during an attempted go-around, resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.Jan 31, 2005 · Substantial damage