# Accident 20190608006169A: Cessna 180J, Moses Lake, WA, June 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1397° N, 119.3392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1397&lon=-119.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7529K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7529K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,513 total, 29 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190608006169A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING ON MOSES LAKE, MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON NORTH OF INTERSTATE I-90. PILOT APPROACHED THE LAKE FROM THE WEST ON THE BASE LEG FOR A SOUTHERLY LANDING. WITNESS REPORT INDICATES A STEEP LEFT TURNING DESCENT THAT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT CLOSE INTO SHORELINE AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO SHORELINE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN IT WAS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TOO CLOSE TO SHORE WITH NO OPTION TO TURN AWAY FROM SHORE AS TERRAIN TO SOUTH NOW PREVENTED A RIGHT TURN. PILOTED ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF BUT COULD NOT OUT CLIMB TERRAIN ON SHORELINE, WAS ABLE TO FLY BETWEEN THE HOUSES ON THE SHORELINE BUT STRUCK A TREE IN A YARD WITH LEFT FLOAT AND FLIPPED OVER IN THE AIR AND LANDED ON THE GROUND ON TOP OF THE WINGS RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED TO FLOATS, WINGS, EMPENNAGE, AND TAIL SURFACES. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS GOT OUT THROUGH SIDE WINDOW AND WERE UNINJURED.  ONLY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON GROUND WAS TO TREE STRUCK BY AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA19CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA321), Jun 8, 2019: Cessna 180 (N7529K), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and his delayed decision to go-around, which resulted in impact with rocks on a shoreline.

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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