# NTSB SEA83LA112: Cessna 180H, N2429F, Blakely Island, WA, May 28, 1983 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 28, 1983, 11:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Blakely Island, WA - Location: 48.5620° N, 122.8016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakely Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5620&lon=-122.8016&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39703 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA112 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39703/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA112 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) A CESSNA 180H, N2429F, WAS BEING LANDED ON RWY 19 AFTER A CESSNA 172M, N80202, HAD JUST LANDED. THE CESSNA 180 PLT STATED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, THE WIND SOCKS AT THE ENDS OF THE RWY WERE SWINGING IN ALL DIRECTIONS & THERE WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE CESSNA 180 ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AFTER A SLIGHT BOUNCE DURING TOUCHDOWN, THEN THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CESSNA 180 COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA 172 THAT HAD JUST LANDED. THE CESSNA 172 PLT REPORTED THAT HIS PASSENGERS & BAGGAGE HAD BEEN UNLOADED & HE WAS WAITING ON THE TAXIWAY FOR THE OTHER ACFT TO LAND & CLEAR THE RWY. THE CESSNA 180 PLT ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS WERE PRIMARILY FROM THE NORTH AT APRX 15 GUSTING 20 KTS. THE 1148 WINDS AT BELLINGHAM, WA WERE FROM 040 DEG AT 12 KTS. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) A CESSNA 180H, N2429F, WAS BEING LANDED ON RWY 19 AFTER A CESSNA 172M, N80202, HAD JUST LANDED, THE CESSNA 180 PLT STATED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, THE WIND SOCKS AT THE ENDS OF THE RWY WERE SWINGING IN ALL DIRECTIONS & THERE WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE CESSNA 180 ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AFTER A SLIGHT BOUNCE DURING TOUCHDOWN, THEN THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CESSNA 180 COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA 172 THAT HAD JUST LANDED. THE CESSNA 172 PLT REPORTED THAT HIS PASSENGERS & BAGGAGE HAD BEEN UNLOADED & HE WAS WAITING ON THE TAXIWAY FOR THE OTHER ACFT TO LAND & CLEAR THE RWY. THE CESSNA 180 PLT ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS WERE PRIMARILY FROM THE NORTH AT APRX 15 GUSTING 20 KTS. THE 1148 WINDS AT BELLINGHAM, WA WERE FROM 040 DEG AT 12 KTS. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: N2429F (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18051629 - Airframe hours: 2100 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles B. Wilson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 1982, 0 hours before - Departed: 74S, ANACORTES, WA - Destination: S08, BLAKELY ISLAND, WA - Airport: S08, Blakely Island, runway 19, 2,000 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N80202](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80202), registered now, S/N 17266442, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17266442 - Airframe hours: 1076 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Clifford C. Dorr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 7, 1982, 0 hours before - Departed: 3S2, AURORA, OR - Destination: SO8, BLAKELY ISLAND, WA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: S08, Blakely Island, runway 19, 2,000 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N2429F; age 67; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,504 total, 40 in this make and model, 4,876 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days - Pilot, aircraft N80202; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,645 total, 650 in this make and model, 1,496 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 12 knots - Visibility: 35 statute miles - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: BLI, 18 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19830528021591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021591A), May 28, 1983: Cessna 180H, Blakely Island, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control on a downwind landing and struck an aircraft holding short of runway on a taxiway, N80202. - [Accident 19830528021592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021592A), May 28, 1983: Cessna 172M, Blakely Island, WA, Substantial damage. Was struck by a landing aircraft N2429F while holding on a taxiway for takeoff. Pilot lost control landing downwind 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.