# Accident 20120427008369A: Cessna 180A, Willows, CA, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 10:10 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5158° N, 122.2173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOWS/GLENN COUNTY (WLW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5158&lon=-122.2173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 420 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427008369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENT TO FLY.  THE ENGINE STUCK ON A COMPRESSION STROKE OF A CYLINDER.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PULLED THE PROPELLER THROUGH.  THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO TWO OF THE NEIGHBORING HANGARS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N180TM (2)

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

- [Accident 20020911026999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911026999A), Sep 11, 2002: Cessna 180A (N180TM), AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Marchbanks indicated that due to the rising tide he was going to relocate the aircraft to another landing strip. On his takeoff run he encountered a…
- [Accident 19930905033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033049A), Sep 5, 1993: Cessna 180A (N180TM), Sweet Lucy Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to water taxi in severe surface wind. Dragged a wing and flipped over. Float equipped 180 sank.

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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