- Date
- June 13, 1989, 20:30 local (Jun 14, 1989, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3420YCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890613015479A
- Case key
- 36423
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Probable cause
Loss of control during landing rollout due to excessive application of brakes by the pilot.
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
The pilot had just completed a ILS approach and landed at allegheny county airport. He tried to turn off the runway at the first taxiway and lost control of the aircraft. The pilot applied excessive braking with the tail of the aircraft still in the air and the aircraft flipped over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3420Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051920
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Nellie Caldwell
- Registered owner
- Nellie A Caldwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- AGC · Pittsburgh, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AGC · Allegheny Co., runway 28, 6,500 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 40 in this make and model · 1,890 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.