# Accident 20120417006609A: Cessna 180J, Abingdon, VA, April 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2012, 11:55 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Airport: Virginia Highlands Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6869° N, 82.0331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6869&lon=-82.0331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,375 total, 960 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417006609A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 6 THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT.  HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE HEADING OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE RUDDER PEDALS.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IMPACTING A DITCH AND EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE FIRST RUNWAY TURNOFF.THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING; LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT.THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER HAD HIS LEGS EXTENDED FORWARD WITH HIS FEET BLOCKING THE RUDDER PEDALS WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW FULL TRAVEL OF THE PEDALS.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA12CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA288), Apr 17, 2012: Cessna 180J (N180BA), Abingdon, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inadvertent blockage of the rudder pedals, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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