# NTSB SEA90LA184: Cessna 180, N3117D, Enterprise, OR, September 17, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1990, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Enterprise, OR
- Coordinates: 45.72079, -117.219688 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7208&lon=-117.2197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA90LA184
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41276/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA184

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER LEAVING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3117D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3117D), registered now, S/N 31915, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31915
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-J 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Paul Mcmullin
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Departed: BOI, BOISE, ID
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 8S4, Enterprise, runway 30, 2,863 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 236 total, 144 in this make and model, 226 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 0° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19900917039559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917039559A), Sep 17, 1990: Cessna 180, Enterprise, OR, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ran off runway and overturned.

## Other investigations on N3117D (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA84LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA182), Jul 23, 1984: Cessna 180 (N3117D), Redmond, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68F0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0341), Nov 19, 1967: Cessna 180 (N3117D), Shingle Spg, CA, substantial damage

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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