- Date
- August 5, 1984, 17:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9082MCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840805038169A
- Case key
- 12730
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Analysis
After what the pilot described as a normal landing his seat dislodged from the track and tilted back against the rear seat. He held on to the yore but was unable to reach the pedals. The a/c slowed to about 20-25 mph then the right main landing gear failed at the attaching point. Later inspection revealed that corrosion was found in the area of the failure. The a/c had been through an annual inspection in March, just five months prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9082M
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052182
- Airframe hours
- 7,078
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John B. Donaldson
- Registered owner
- John B. Donaldson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1984 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- IMS · Madison, IN
- Destination
- SGH · Springfield, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SGH · Springfield, runway 24, 8,999 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 659 total · 25 in this make and model · 614 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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