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FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Los Banos, CA · August 3, 2011

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Date
August 3, 2011 · 19:25 local
Place
Los Banos, CA
Airport
Los Banos Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3100D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,585 total2,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N3100DRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 31898 · Built 1955Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the approach and landing a strong, gusty 90 degree crosswind was occuring. The landing was kept under control, but just as the groundspeed was minimal, during the last of the rollout, a strong gust occurred. Brake was applied but the plane was blown up onto the nose, causing a propstrike, nose cone and cowling damage. In retrospect the pilot admitted he should not have landed, given the wind conditions.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING A STRONG, GUSTY 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND WAS OCCURING. THE LANDING WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL, BUT JUST AS THE GROUNDSPEED WAS MINIMAL, DURING THE LAST OF THE ROLLOUT, A STRONG GUST OCCURRED. BRAKE WAS APPLIED BUT THE PLANE WAS BLOWN UP ONTO THE NOSE, CAUSING A PROPSTRIKE, NOSE CONE AND COWLING DAMAGE. IN RETROSPECT THE PILOT ADMITTED HE SHOULD NOT HAVE LANDED, GIVEN THE WIND CONDITIONS.