# NTSB CHI07CA253: Cessna 180A, N5016E, Duluth, MN, August 1, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 1, 2007, 10:37 local (15:37 UTC) - Place: Duluth, MN - Coordinates: 46.721942, -92.043334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7219&lon=-92.0433&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 66413 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA253 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66413/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA253 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in impact with terrain during an attempted aborted landing. A factor in the accident was the geese impacted during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - terrain condition - runway - object - animal(s) (contributing factor) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - runway - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an aborted landing attempt on runway 14, 3050 feet long, by 75 feet wide, dry asphalt. The pilot stated that as he was lowering the tailwheel to the runway, he impacted two geese. The airplane started to "turn to the right" while the pilot tried to correct using left brake, left rudder, and right aileron control inputs. The pilot then added full engine power "to get back in the air." The left wing subsequently contacted the runway and the airplane "flipped on its back" and came to rest inverted. ## Factual narrative The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an aborted landing attempt. The pilot stated that as he was lowering the tailwheel to the runway, he impacted two geese. The airplane started to "turn to the right" while the pilot tried to correct using left brake, left rudder, and right aileron control inputs. The pilot then added full engine power "to get back in the air." The left wing subsequently contacted the runway and the airplane "flipped on its back" and came to rest inverted. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5016E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016E-2013-08-23), registration cancelled 2013-08-23, S/N 50316, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180A - Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 50316 - Airframe hours: 2553 - Engines: Continental O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2007 - Departed: TWM, Two Harbors, MN - Destination: DYT, Duluth, MN - Airport: DYT, Richard B Helgeson, runway 14, 3,050 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 622 total, 450 in this make and model, 590 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 21 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: DYT ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070801020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070801020059A), Aug 1, 2007: Cessna 180A, Duluth, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot airman [privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 14. Winds were 220 degrees 14 KTS. Gusting to 21 KTS. Airman noticed 2 geese on the right… ## Other investigations on N5016E (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 LAX84LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA080), Nov 27, 1983: Cessna 180A (N5016E), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.