- Date
- June 3, 1990, 18:30 local (Jun 4, 1990, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Colusa, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21YCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900603017939A
- Case key
- 26831
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touchdown.
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
At the time of the pilot's departure he was aware that the local surface wind was strong enough to require brakes to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. An hour later upon the pilot's return he made a full flap landing. The pilot reported he was aware the wind was 90 degrees to the runway. The aircraft encountered a strong gust of wind. The pilot lost directional control, veered off the runway, went into a ditch and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30837
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas F. Roach, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airport
- OO8 · Colusa County, runway 31, 3,000 × 60 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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 500 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.