# Accident 20120311003689A: Cessna 180H, Belle Chasse, LA, March 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2012, 13:23 local time
- Place: Belle Chasse, LA
- Airport: Southern Seaplane Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8661° N, 90.0222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8661&lon=-90.0222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3424Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3424Y-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120311003689A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AND TAVIING DOWN THE RUNWAY A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO HIT A STACK OF PIPES.

## 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 CEN12CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA185), Mar 11, 2012: Cessna 180H (N3424Y), Belle Chase, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The bent tailwheel spring that allowed the tailwheel to caster when the airplane encountered a wind gust on landing roll.

## Other reports on N3424Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810817057729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817057729A), Aug 17, 1981: Cessna 180H (N3424Y), AK, Damage unknown, 3 fatal. Airplane became missing. Was considerable over gros weight on departure. Forecast turbulence a negative factor.

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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