- Date
- November 17, 1983, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Topeka, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7814ACessna 180A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831117058059A
- Case key
- 33594
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft veered off the rwy into the grass and collapsed the main landing gear during takeoff. The pilots seat slid aft as the acft accelerated and the pilot lost control of the acft. The acft veered off the left side of the runway into the grass. The pilot indicated that he adjusted his seat before takeoff and had to force the seat locking pin into position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7814A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32711
- Airframe hours
- 3,365
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Murlin G. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Destination
- H64 · Lamar, MO
- Airport
- TOP · Phillip Billard Muni, runway 17, 5,099 × 150 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
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 150 in this make and model · 3,300 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FOE, 6 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.
Other investigations on N7814A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.