# NTSB NYC82FFJ08: Cessna 180K, N66048, Jamestown, NY, November 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1981
- Place: Jamestown, NY · JAMESTOWN, NY
- Location: 42.0976° N, 79.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0976&lon=-79.2361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FFJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FFJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3522  81/11/15   JAMESTOWN,NY        CESSNA 180K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 125
        TIME - 1830                    N66048              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAUTAUQUA CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66048](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66048-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 18052913, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (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: Chautauqua Co

## 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 19811115073659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115073659A), Nov 15, 1981: Cessna 180K, Jamestown, NY, Substantial damage. Five-foot bounce on landing. Came down in a crab angle. Side load collapsed left landing gear.

## Other investigations on N66048 (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA15CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA059), May 1, 2015: Cessna 180K (N66048), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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