# Accident 20170611009319A: Cessna 180K, Farmingdale, NJ, June 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2017, 12:30 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1850° N, 74.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1850&lon=-74.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170611009319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT KBLM. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WHEEL SKIDDED FOR APROXIMATELY 75 FEET. UNTIL THE END OF THE RIGHT SKID MARK, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE INDICATING THE LEFT WHEEL WAS TOUCHING THE GROUND.  AT THE END OF THE RIGHT WHEEL SKID MARK, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. AT THIS POINT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT MADE A LEFT ARC SCRAPE/GOUGE MARK IN THE PAVEMENT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT TAXIWAY TURNOFF. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS THEN SKIDDING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY.   DUE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL MISSING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY RESTING ON ITS RIGHT WING AND THE OUTER 1/3  WAS BENT UPWARDS DUE TO THE GROUND IMPACT. IN ADDITION, THE PROPERLLER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO PAVEMENT IMPACT ON THE TAXIWAY.

AS PER THE PILOTS STATEMENT: PERFORMING FULL STOP TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS UTILIZING RUNWAY 32 TO BUILD PROFICIENCY. ON THE FOURTH LANDING AT NORMAL APPROACH SPEED OF 70 KNOTS OVER THE THRESHOLD, THREE NOTCHES OF FLAPS, PLANE WAS BANKED TO THE LEFT WITH RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED AND MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT PATH DOWN THE RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN, THEN WIND GUST WEATHER-VANED PLANE ABRUPTLY TO LEFT. RIGHT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, PLANE BEGAN SKIDDING TO LEFT. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, WITH PROP SUBSEQUESTLY STRIKING GROUND. PLANE CAME TO REST ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA17CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA339), Jun 11, 2017: Cessna 180 (N71MH), Belmar, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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