- Date
- August 28, 1987, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Glendale, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3164DCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870828048509A
- Case key
- 25676
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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.
Analysis
During landing roll, in crosswind conditions, the aircraft left the runway and went into a ditch. During a telephone interview the pilot stated that he lost control of the aircraft. The pilot was landing on runway 01 and winds were reported to be from 090 degrees at 10-12 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3164D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31962
- Airframe hours
- 1,980
- Engine
- Continental O-470JI, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Smith, Stephen R.
- Registered owner
- Smith, Stephen R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 21, 1987 · 31 hours before
- Airport
- GEU · Glendale Muni., runway 1, 5,350 × 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
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,223 total · 4 in this make and model · 6,664 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3164D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.