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FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Barto, PA · February 19, 2017

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Date
February 19, 2017 · 14:45 local
Place
Barto, PA
Airport
Butter Valley Golf Port
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N123GT
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA154
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,780 total835 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N123GTRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Cessna 180HS/N 18051689 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft departure from runway 34 for personbal flight with 4 persons aboard.

Pilotprivacy data omitted stated that during the takeoff from runway 34 a wind gust weathervaned the aircraft left, he corrected, then the aircraft turned right and he was unable to correct, the aircraft passed between trees and came to rest. Nearby golfers assisted all occupants to exit the aircraft. Tag asked privacy data omitted if the engine was performing normally, of the brakes and flight control responses were normal; privacy data omitted responded ?no, there was nothing wrong with the airplane, I guess I just lost it.?

Persons nearby assisted passenger egress, no passengers sustained injuries.

The aircraft departed the right side of runway 34, evidence suggests the aircraft then passed between 2 trees right wing low. The aircraft hooked a tree with the left horizontal stabilizer, which caused the fuselage structural failure and pivoted the aircraft to the left where it came to rest. Ground scarring suggests the left gear attach failure occurred during the tail damage sequence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 34 FOR PERSONBAL FLIGHT WITH 4 PERSONS ABOARD.

PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34 A WIND GUST WEATHERVANED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT, HE CORRECTED, THEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT, THE AIRCRAFT PASSED BETWEEN TREES AND CAME TO REST. NEARBY GOLFERS ASSISTED ALL OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. TAG ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IF THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY, OF THE BRAKES AND FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSES WERE NORMAL; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED ?NO, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE, I GUESS I JUST LOST IT.?

PERSONS NEARBY ASSISTED PASSENGER EGRESS, NO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 34, EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE AIRCRAFT THEN PASSED BETWEEN 2 TREES RIGHT WING LOW. THE AIRCRAFT HOOKED A TREE WITH THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, WHICH CAUSED THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND PIVOTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT WHERE IT CAME TO REST. GROUND SCARRING SUGGESTS THE LEFT GEAR ATTACH FAILURE OCCURRED DURING THE TAIL DAMAGE SEQUENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA154Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBally, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions.Feb 19, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N123GT · 3

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

Accident 20060226021569ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Philadelphia, PA(-23) Accident occurred at Wings field when pilot landed and got a gust of wind causing the aircraft to ground loop and strike a wing tip. The wing spar was cracked and the fiberglass droop wing tip was damaged. [privacy data omitted]Feb 26, 2006 · Minor damageIncident 19831207071689IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Ft Lauderdale, FLTower had pilot taxi up to runway and advised too late to taxi back to avoid landing heavy wake turbulence. Nosed upDec 7, 1983 · Substantial damageIncident 19810405030759IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pompano Beach, FLAircraft landed on centerline nose right drift started. Correction made but aircraft ground looped, steering stiff.Apr 5, 1981 · Minor damage