FTW80DPM18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Langley, OK · August 30, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1980
Place
Langley, OK · LANGLEY, OK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9211CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800830040519A
Case key
129460

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1907  80/8/30    LANGLEY,OK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N9211C              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 54, 4777 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEARMANS ROOST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON, MO                 LANGLEY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           95                                                      190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9211C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stearmans Roost

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Other investigations on N9211C · 4

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