# Accident 20171203022639A: Cessna 180, Frederick, MD, December 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2017, 15:30 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4175° N, 77.3744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4175&lon=-77.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171203022639A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCH DOWN AT FDK, THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT NOSE CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

THE WEATHER (WEATHER UNDERGROUND)REPORTED DEW POINT WAS 30.2 F AND HUMIDITY WAS 38%, WINDS 9.2 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH, VISIBILITY 6 MILES.

## 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 ERA18LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA043), Dec 3, 2017: Cessna 180 (N399F), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and the failure of the left main landing gear tire.

## Other reports on N399F (2)

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

- [Incident 19970717025399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970717025399I), Jul 17, 1997: Cessna 180 (N399F), Glens Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Tried go around. Became airborne then settled into swamp 200FT from runway.
- [Incident 19910710031779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710031779I), Jul 10, 1991: Cessna 180 (N399F), Essex, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Tail wheel struck a runway light.

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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