- Date
- November 27, 1977
- Place
- Coleman, TX · COLEMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3108CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771127038049A
- Case key
- 144685
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3777 77/11/27 COLEMAN,TX CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 296 TIME - 1200 N3108C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLEMAN MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,TX COLEMAN,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 70 110 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 13 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 22KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3108C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coleman Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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