# Accident 20050131001699A: Cessna 180, Adelanto, CA, January 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2005, 12:19 local time
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5350° N, 117.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5350&lon=-117.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2882A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2882A-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050131001699A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA079), Jan 31, 2005: Cessna 180 (N2882A), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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