- Date
- March 2, 1985, 18:05 local (Mar 3, 1985, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2878KCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850302007009A
- Case key
- 21687
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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.
Nose over
Aborted takeoff - performed
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wetFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - softFactor
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Analysis
The plt was attempting to takeoff from a short muddy strip near Houma, LA. He elected to abort the takeoff & applied brakes. The acft then rolled over a dry area on the strip, where braking action became effective & the aircraft nosed over. No mechanical malfunction was reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2878K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18053114
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond J. Watson
- Registered owner
- Midwestaircenter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- LA15 · Shannon Fld
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.