# Accident 20060604011739A: Cessna 180A, Marina, CA, June 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2006, 14:01 local time
- Place: Marina, CA
- Airport: Marina Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6819° N, 121.7622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6819&lon=-121.7622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180LG) (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 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060604011739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL WHEN HIS SEAT SLID BACK TOO FAR FOR HIM TO REACH THE CONTROLS. HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BY PULLING OFF POWER. BEFORE HE COULD REACH THE THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT DIRT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE'S WING AND TAIL WERE DAMAGED DURING THE NOSE-OVER.

## 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 LAX06LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA192), Jun 4, 2006: Cessna 180A (N180LG), Marina, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the installation of the unapproved forward seat stop by unknown maintenance personnel, which did not allow for full depth engagement of the seat lock pin, resulting in the seat slipping aft during…

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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