# NTSB MKC81FCQ38: Cessna 180, N9305C, Mankato, KS, May 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1981
- Place: Mankato, KS · MANKATO, KS
- Location: 39.7873° N, 98.2083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7873&lon=-98.2083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1720  81/5/30    MANKATO,KS          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 625
        TIME - 2245                    N9305C              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,IA                MANKATO,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD L BRAKE FAILED.BRAKES & L WHL DMGD AFTER ENCTRG SOFT TRRN BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9305C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9305C), registered now, S/N 31703, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mankato

## 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 19810530031809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530031809A), May 30, 1981: Cessna 180, Mankato, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing roll. Aircraft crashed off side of runway in soft berm.

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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