# Accident 20150606008569A: Cessna 180B, Waterloo, IA, June 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5628° N, 92.4019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5628&lon=-92.4019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5067E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5067E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,941 total, 444 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606008569A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PILOT'S SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT STOP.  THE SECONDARY SEAT STOP WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 DID NOT FUNCTION.  THE PILOT HAD HIS HAND ON THE THROTTLE AND AS THE SEAT MOVED REARWARD HE REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE.  HE COULD NO LONGER REACH THE RUDDER PEDALS.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREE LEFT TURN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  THE PILOT THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RAMP.

## 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 GAA15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA125), Jun 6, 2015: Cessna 180B (N5067E), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect installation of the secondary seat stop reel which resulted in the pilot's loss of control when the seat moved full aft during takeoff.

## Other reports on N5067E (1)

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

- [Accident 19740804024599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804024599A), Aug 4, 1974: Cessna 180B (N5067E), Ferndale, MT, Substantial damage. Short pasture.

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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