- Date
- November 26, 1983, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ocotillo Wells, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4509BCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831126075229A
- Case key
- 24095
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during arrival, he checked for the wind conditions & there appeared to be a light x-wing of appx 5 to 8 KTS. However, while on the landing roll, he encounter an unexpected wind that yawed the acft to the left. Subsequently, the acft ground looped & the right main gear collapsed. Reportedly, the wind was from 090 deg at 8, gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4509B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 41055-3-J
- Airframe hours
- 3,650
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert P. Bryson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 26, 1983
- Departed
- SEE · San Diego, CA
- Airport
- L90 · Ocotillo Wells, runway 12, 4,100 × 150 ft, dirt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 188 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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.