# NTSB SEA00LA047: Cessna 180H, N9907V, Bozeman, MT, March 4, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 4, 2000, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Coordinates: 45.810592, -111.150665 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8106&lon=-111.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 48733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48733/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA047

## Probable cause

Aircraft control was not maintained.  Inadequate remedial action was a factor.

## Analysis

The flight instructor reported that during the landing roll, with the student pilot at the controls, the airplane began to veer to the right.  The flight instructor tapped the brakes to correct back to the left.  The airplane continued to the right and the flight instructor applied the brakes harder, when the tail came up and the airplane nosed over.  The flight instructor reported that he did not realize that the student pilot was also on the brakes at the same time. There was no report of a mechanical failure or malfunction.

## Factual narrative

On March 4, 2000, at 0730 mountain standard time, a Cessna 180H, N9907V, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, nosed over during the landing roll at Gallatin Field, Bozeman, Montana.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.  The airplane was substantially damaged and the certified flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured.

The flight instructor reported that during the landing roll on runway 12, with the student at the controls, the airplane began to veer to the right of the centerline.  The flight instructor tapped the brakes to correct back to the left.  The airplane continued to the right and the instructor applied the brakes harder, when the tail came up and the airplane nosed over.  The flight instructor stated that he did not realize that the student pilot was also on the brakes at the same time.

The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9907V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 180H
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051759
- Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Paul E. Iverson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BZN
- Airport: BZN, Gallatin Field, runway 12, 9,003 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 14,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 14,000 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BZN

## 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 20000304004989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000304004989A), Mar 4, 2000: Cessna 180H, Bozeman, MT, No damage. (-23) The pilot in command stated that he was giving a dual lesson to Mr. D'agosting and on landing rollout. The a/c wandered off center line of the runway. He…

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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