- Date
- July 9, 1972
- Place
- Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2204CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167347
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2391 72/7/9 NEWTON,KANS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 459 TIME - 2220 N2204C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TULSA,OKLA WICHITA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT NOT CURRENT-NITE.ENG OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURELY FASTENED.WINGS,GR,PROP DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2204C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newton Muni
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.
Other investigations on N2204C · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC98LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Heiden, AKThe pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve.NTSB ANC78DAG67Accident · No injuriesClosedDillingham, AKNTSB MKC75DC001Accident · No injuriesClosedWichita, KSNTSB MKC72FCQ34Accident · No injuriesClosedValley Cntr, KS