# NTSB NYC92LA116: Cessna 180K, N2816K, Greenville, ME, June 12, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 12, 1992, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Location: 45.4746° N, 69.6039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOOSEHEAD AERO MARINE (52B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4746&lon=-69.6039&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92LA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37172/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA116

## Probable cause

THE PILOTS DECISION TO INITIATE A STEP TURN INTO THE WIND.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND AND GUSTS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, taxi - from landing
  - remedial action - not possible, pilot in command
- Nose over, taxi - from landing

## Analysis

THE PILOT LANDED ON WATER WITH WINDS FROM 320 DEGREES AT 25 KTS, WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND WHILE STILL ON THE STEP, HE TURNED THE AIRPLANE 40 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL MANEUVERING ROOM, PRIOR TO MAKING A PLANNED 180 DEGREE STEP TURN TO THE LEFT.  DURING THE INITIAL TURN TO THE LEFT, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE AND SUBMERGED THE RIGHT FLOAT DESPITE PILOT INPUT ON THE AILERONS.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN THE WATER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2816K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816K), registered now, S/N 18053087, built 1979 (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
- Serial number: 18053087
- Airframe hours: 1514
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Charles F. Later
- Registered owner: Daniel L. Peabody
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 11, 1992, 4 hours before
- Departed: 3B1, GREENVILLE, ME
- Destination: 52B, GREENVILLE, ME
- Airport: 52B, Greenville Seaplane Base, runway 32, 6,000 ×  ft, water

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,750 total, 200 in this make and model, 1,650 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19920612043339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920612043339A), Jun 12, 1992: Cessna 180K, Greemville, ME, Substantial damage. Wind gust lifted wing during step taxi. Float dug in flipping seaplane over.

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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