# Accident 20050716016319A: Cessna 180, Prospect, OR, July 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2005, 12:15 local time
- Place: Prospect, OR
- Airport: Prospect State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7431° N, 122.4881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7431&lon=-122.4881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2944C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2944C) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,240 total, 1,860 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050716016319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 HOURS PDT, OWNER/OPERATOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF CESSNA 180, N2944C, WHEN LANDING AT PROSPECT, OR AIRPORT, 64S. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF A BRAKE FAILURE, LITTLE OR NO RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE (WEST) OF THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS TOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA144), Jul 16, 2005: Cessna 180 (N2944C), Prospect, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to perform a wheel landing with a 5 to 10 knot tail wind, and his subsequent loss of aircraft directional control during the landing roll. A tailwind and…

## Other reports on N2944C (1)

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

- [Incident 19860813069519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860813069519I), Aug 13, 1986: Cessna 180 (N2944C), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Pilot force landed aircraft in field. Unable to take off again. Aircraft owner is searching for pilot.

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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