- Date
- August 27, 1988, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Harding, WV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2922ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880827035739A
- Case key
- 11436
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed morgantown, WV, en route to a private airstrip, durrett air ranch, near Harding, WV to attend a Cessna 180 fly-in. He stated he circled the airstrip to determine the wind and rwy conditions. He also called UNICOM for active rwy info but did not receive a reply. Plt stated he elected to land on rwy 30 unaware that the 1500 ft rwy contained a steep downslope. The acft traveled off the end of the rwy, into a ravine and into a wooded area where it nosed over during the landing roll. The plt reported he could have prevented the accident by making a low pass over the rwy or by initiating a go-around instead of hesitating during the landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2922A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30122
- Airframe hours
- 1,016
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael G. Quinlan
- Registered owner
- Michael G Quinlan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1988 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- MGW · Morgantown, WV
- Airport
- Durrett Air Ranch, runway 30, 1,550 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,429 total · 97 in this make and model · 1,355 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.