CHI92LA205

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180H · Blaine, MN · July 12, 1992

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 12, 1992, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place
Blaine, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7955VCessna 180H
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19920712024919A
Case key
15493

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Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent activation of wheel brakes.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Nose overLanding - roll
Rudder - abruptPilot in commandFactor
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The pilot attempted a 'hard' application of left rudder to counter a right drift during landing rollout. He inadvertently applied the wheel brake, and the airplane nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N7955V
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18051855
Airframe hours
5,392
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Eder, Joseph C.
Registered owner
Eder, Joseph C.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · January 7, 1992 · 9 hours before
Departed
ANE
Destination
ANE
Airport
ANE · Anoka County-Blaine, runway 35, 4,856 × 100 ft, asphalt

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
54
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
708 total · 110 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
30° at 12 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
MIC, 8 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N7955V · 3

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