- Date
- November 27, 1983, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Coalinga, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5016ECessna 180A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831127059069A
- Case key
- 24101
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While departing, the acft began veering left as the tailwheel came off the ground during the takeoff roll. It rolled onto a hard dirt shoulder to the left of the asphalt rwy. The plt reported that he corrected the drift by applying right rudder & the acft reacted promptly; however, directional control was not reestablished. The acft reentered the paved rwy surface & laterally crossed the rwy. While the plt was attempting to regain control, the left tire failed from excessive side loads. Subsequently, the left gear collapsed & left wing & prop were damaged. The plt believd the left tire failed as it hit the edge of the rwy. However, an exam of the skid marks showed that wheel rim did not contact the rwy until after the acft was skidding in a right yaw near the center of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5016E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50316
- Airframe hours
- 1,730
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Irving S. Sobel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 18, 1982 · 56 hours before
- Destination
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Airport
- 308 · Harris Ranch, runway 14, 2,820 × 30 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 1,730 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5016E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.