- Date
- April 4, 1987, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5207ECessna 180B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870404052549A
- Case key
- 17189
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The plt reports that he was landing with a lt x-wind at 10 to 15 KTS. He said that at or just after touchdown a gust of wind lifted the lt wing and the acft swerved to the lt off the rwy and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5207E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50507
- Airframe hours
- 3,340
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kermit Lohry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1986
- Departed
- IV5
- Airport
- IV5 · Boulder, runway 8R, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 396 total · 51 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.