# Accident 20180309001829A: Cessna 180, Burlington, WA, March 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2018, 10:48 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4706° N, 122.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4706&lon=-122.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9463C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9463C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180309001829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA164), Mar 9, 2018: Cessna 180 (N9463C), Mount Vernon, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N9463C (2)

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

- [Accident 19900802050849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802050849A), Aug 2, 1990: Cessna 180 (N9463C), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Taxied behind an MD80 that was holding for departure. Jet blast blew aircraft onto nose and left wing.
- [Incident 19890902054869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902054869I), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 180 (N9463C), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot braked hard when he saw aircraft approaching same taxiway. Tail raised and propeller struck ground..

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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