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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180A · Challis, ID · July 17, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1981
Place
Challis, ID · CHALLIS, ID
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9748BCessna 180A
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810717045959A
Case key
124871

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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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3-1461  81/7/17  NR.CHALLIS,ID         CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N9748B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 949 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            26 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWER LOON CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STANLEY,ID                 CHALLIS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND TOO FAST ON SHORT ROUGH STRIP IN CANYON.

Aircraft

Registration
N9748B
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lower Loon Creek

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.