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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Burlington, WA · March 9, 2018

Date
March 9, 2018 · 10:48 local
Place
Burlington, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9463C
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA164
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total20 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On March 9, 2018 at, or about, 1150 local time the aircraft was landing on runway 11 at bayview airport (bvs) in Burlington, WA. At the time there was about a 10 knot crosswind. Upon touching down the aircraft bounced once, settled down a second time, the pilot over-controlled the rudder pedals and lost directional control. The aircraft went off the runway to the right and the left wing struck the ground and then the aircraft settled back down on its wheels. The pilot then taxied the aircraft back to the ramp under its own power. After shutting down the aircraft the pilot exited the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot or anyone on the ground. The outboard left wing was substantially damaged and the left landing gear was slightly bent.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 9, 2018 AT, OR ABOUT, 1150 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 11 AT BAYVIEW AIRPORT (BVS) IN BURLINGTON, WA. AT THE TIME THERE WAS ABOUT A 10 KNOT CROSSWIND. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE, SETTLED DOWN A SECOND TIME, THE PILOT OVER-CONTROLLED THE RUDDER PEDALS AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN ON ITS WHEELS. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RAMP UNDER ITS OWN POWER. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND. THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS SLIGHTLY BENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9463C · 2

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