# Accident 20190414010779A: Cessna 180, Limington, ME, April 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2019, 15:15 local time
- Place: Limington, ME
- Airport: Limington-Harmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7631° N, 70.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7631&lon=-70.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4796B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4796B) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 62 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190414010779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PERFORMED A 3-POINT LANDING. HE STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WING LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. A SINGLE TIRE RUBBER TRACK STARTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOUCHDOWN DOWN AND CONTINUED GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT RUNWAY EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT THIS POINT, ENTERED SOFT SOIL AND STRUCK A SMALL FROZEN BERM. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE SPINNER, PROPELLOR, AND THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA214), Apr 14, 2019: Cessna 180 (N4796B), Limington, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touchdown, which resulted in runway excursion onto snow.

## Other reports on N4796B (1)

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

- [Accident 19990820029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990820029009A), Aug 20, 1999: Cessna 180 (N4796B), Columbus, NM, Substantial damage. (.4) On August 20, 1999, approximately 1340 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180, N4796B, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged…

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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