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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180G · Roosevelt, UT · April 20, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 20, 1986, 12:10 local (19:10 UTC)
Place
Roosevelt, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N180BKCessna 180G
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860420012889A
Case key
16951

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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.

In flight collision with objectGo-around (vfr)
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Go-around - delayedPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - in flightGo-around (vfr)
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The plt stated that after 'landing long', he decided to initiate a go-around. The plt said the aircraft he was piloting contacted a parked aircraft during the go-around which resulted in the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N180BK
Reported as
Cessna 180G
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18052120
Airframe hours
4,320
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Larry W. Furrh
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 23, 1985 · 57 hours before
Departed
74V · Roosevelt, UT
Airport
runway 27, 2,000 × ft, dirt

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
32
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
298 total · 54 in this make and model · 259 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

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 N180BK · 1

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