LAX85LA382

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180B · Placerville, CA · September 5, 1985

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 5, 1985, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Placerville, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1895XCessna 180B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850905043359A
Case key
24828

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Planned approach - inadequatePilot in commandFactor
Airspeed(vmcg) - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Analysis

Acft ran off the rwy after landing. Plt reported acft veered to the left off the rwy and was able to correct back after application of power. Winds were variable at 7 KTS gusting to 12 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1895X
Reported as
Cessna 180B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
50369
Airframe hours
3,200
Engine
Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Registered owner
Marval C. Baumann
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 1, 1984
Departed
SCK · Stockton, CA
Airport
PVE · Placerville, runway 23, 4,200 × 75 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
36
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
959 total · 146 in this make and model · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Variable at 7 knots, gusting 12
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
MHR, 28 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.