# NTSB LAX84LA080: Cessna 180A, N5016E, Coalinga, CA, November 27, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 27, 1983, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Coordinates: 36.190666, -120.390457 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1907&lon=-120.3905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24101/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA080

## Sequence of events

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

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

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016E-2013-08-23), registration cancelled 2013-08-23, S/N 50316, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50316
- Airframe hours: 1730
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831127059069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831127059069A), Nov 27, 1983: Cessna 180A, Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during takeoff roll; gear collapsed from sideload.

## Other investigations on N5016E (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI07CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA253), Aug 1, 2007: Cessna 180A (N5016E), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in impact with terrain during an attempted aborted landing. A factor in the accident was the geese impacted during the landing roll.

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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