- Date
- January 18, 1983, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Billings, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64000Cessna 180K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830118002689A
- Case key
- 16032
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The tailwheel (conventional gear) aircraft was equipped with a robertson stol modification. The pilot reported that with this modification, the plane's stall speed was lowered to 28 to 30 KTS. While in the traffic pattern, tower asked him to keep his speed up and land long to make room for another aircraft that was following. A landing was made on runway 22 with a head wind at 10, gusting 15 KTS. During touchdown, the aircraft bounced into the air. The pilot then added power, landed and applied brakes. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft nosed over. No mechanical malfunctions of the flight control or brake system were reported. The pilot stated that he was traveling at not over 15 mph when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64000
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052860
- Airframe hours
- 539
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pyle, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 19, 1981 · 113 hours before
- Departed
- MLS · Miles City, MT
- Airport
- BIL · Billings, runway 22, 5,704 × 150 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 260 total · 60 in this make and model · 231 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.