SEA79FYE36

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Auburn, WA · August 4, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1979
Place
Auburn, WA · AUBURN, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6014BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790804017729A
Case key
134112

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2457   79/8/4    AUBURN,WA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3200
        TIME - 1300                    N6014B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 15K.

Aircraft

Registration
N6014B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Auburn

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6014B · 2

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