SEA84LA092

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180H · Seattle, WA · April 19, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 19, 1984, 12:56 local (20:56 UTC)
Place
Seattle, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N91381Cessna 180H
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840419043779A
Case key
39902

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Nose overLanding - roll
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft nosed over during the landing roll. The plt reported he used excessive braking.

Aircraft

Registration
N91381
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18052051
Airframe hours
1,729
Engine
Continental O-470 SERIES, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Rpbert J. Young
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 14, 1984
Departed
BLI · Bellingham, WA
Airport
BFI · Boeing Field, runway 13, 3,710 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
31
Certificate
Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
6,161 total · 19 in this make and model · 6,026 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
200° at 5 knots
Visibility
40 statute miles
Temperature
59 °F, dew point 41 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
BFI

FAA reports on this event · 1

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