# NTSB SEA84LA092: Cessna 180H, N91381, Seattle, WA, April 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 19, 1984, 12:56 local (20:56 UTC)
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Coordinates: 47.540599, -122.309783 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5406&lon=-122.3098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39902/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA092

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PLT REPORTED HE USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91381 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18052051
- Airframe hours: 1729
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840419043779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840419043779A), Apr 19, 1984: Cessna 180H, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Nosed over on the landing rollout. Used excessive braking.

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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