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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Bellingham, WA · June 7, 2009

Date
June 7, 2009 · 17:13 local
Place
Bellingham, WA
Airport
Bellingham International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5101Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA278
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total13 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On 06/07/2009 at approximately 17:13 PDT a Cessna 180J aircraft, serial number 18052550, privacy data omitted operated by privacy data omitted lost control during landing at the Bellingham International Airport (kbli) in Bellingham, Washington causing damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passengers onboard the aircraft received no injuries. A statement was provided by the pilot which stated that the aircraft was "normal on speed of aligned final approach to flare. Slight bounce upon touchdown and aircraft veered to the right and departed runway. Aircraft configuration flaps 40 degrees and intended landing type three point."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/07/2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:13 PDT A CESSNA 180J AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 18052550, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AT THE BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBLI) IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. A STATEMENT WAS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT WHICH STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS "NORMAL ON SPEED OF ALIGNED FINAL APPROACH TO FLARE. SLIGHT BOUNCE UPON TOUCHDOWN AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION FLAPS 40 DEGREES AND INTENDED LANDING TYPE THREE POINT."

NTSB investigation

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