- Date
- July 10, 1982, 11:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2861ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820710026479A
- Case key
- 72476
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the touchdown the aircraft bounced and made a second touchdown approximately 200 feet beyond the first. Corrective action was attempted but the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft nosed over. The wind was reported to be from 180 degrees at 8 knots with unknown gust intensities.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2861A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30061
- Airframe hours
- 6,148
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chas Percival
- Registered owner
- Chas Percival
- Departed
- San Antonio, TX
- Destination
- San Antonio, TX
- Airport
- Westside, runway 11, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 909 total · 807 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.