# Accident 20090607007689A: Cessna 180J, Bellingham, WA, June 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2009, 17:13 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7942° N, 122.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7942&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5101Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090607007689A

## Narrative

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

(-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."

## 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 WPR09CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA278), Jun 7, 2009: Cessna 180J (N5101Y), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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