- Date
- June 16, 1984, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lustre, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9311TCessna 180C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840616025129A
- Case key
- 16403
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Due to strong crosswind conditions at the prepared landing strip, the pilot elected to land in an open field. On touchdown, the right main landing gear encountered a hole, breaking the mounting structure and collapsing the gear. A ground loop ensued. The pilot stated avoidance of unknown, unimproved landing areas would prevent such mishaps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9311T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50811
- Airframe hours
- 4,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald D. Kirk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 8, 1983 · 92 hours before
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 669 total · 446 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 18 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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.
Other investigations on N9311T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.