# NTSB FTW83LA006: Cessna 180K II, N707PC, Pineville, LA, October 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1982, 16:28 local (21:28 UTC)
- Place: Pineville, LA
- Coordinates: 31.329063, -92.409858 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3291&lon=-92.4099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA006
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72237/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA006

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

DURING LANDING THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N707PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707PC-2005-03-09), registration cancelled 2005-03-09, S/N 18053157, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K II
- Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18053157
- Airframe hours: 480
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ernest E. Padgett, Jr.
- Registered owner: Ernest E. Padgett, Jr.
- Departed: OPL, OPELOUSAS, LA
- Destination: ETHEL, AR
- Airport: ESF, Esler Field, runway 32, 5,200 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 100 total, 27 in this make and model, 50 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 187 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ESF

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821003050909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050909A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 180K, Pineville, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Aircraft veered into crosswind. Indicates side load collapsed left main gear.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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