# Accident 20260621011479A: Cessna 180H, Port Angles, WA, June 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2026, 11:45 local time
- Place: Port Angles, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1178° N, 123.4918° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1178&lon=-123.4918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3404Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3404Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621011479A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2026, THE PILOT FLEW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VFR FROM KTTD TO KCLM, LANDING AT ABOUT 11.35AM.

THE PILOT STATED THAT KCLM, ASOS WAS REPORTING WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. RWY 27 WAS IN USE.

AFTER COMPLETING A GOOD 3-POINT LANDING CENTERED ON RWY 27, JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE PLANE TO CENTER. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT, THE PILOT FELT A STRONG SHIMMY FROM A WHEEL, BUT WAS UNSURE WHICH WHEEL IT WAS COMING FROM. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY,

MADE CONTACT WITH THE SOFT DIRT/GRASS AND TURNED FULLY THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER / ELEVATOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND.

FBO STAFF CONTACTED THE PILOT ON THE RADIO TO CHECK IF THE WAS OKAY. THE PILOT REPLIED THAT I AND MY DOG WAS OKAY AND WOULD BE ASSESS THE SITUATION. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY AND ASSESSED THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE FBO STAFF. IT APPEARED THAT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT AILERON, WING TIP, AND LEFT ELEVATOR. AN OBSERVER REPORTED TO THE PILOT (AND FBO STAFF MEMBER) THAT IT WAS A GOOD LANDING AND

THEY THOUGHT THERE HAD BEEN A GUST OF WIND AFTER TOUCHDOWN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT SAW THE TIRE TRACKS MARKING THE TURN PATH AND RUNWAY

EXIT. THE TRACKS SHOWED THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL SKIPPING ON THE PAVEMENT.

## 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 WPR26LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA241), Jun 21, 2026: Cessna 180H (N3404Y), Port Angeles, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N3404Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810430020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020609A), Apr 30, 1981: Cessna 180H (N3404Y), Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to lake for a water landing. Struck trees. Conditions were good for carbureator icing.

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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