- Date
- September 16, 1990, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Paisley, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9669BCessna 180A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900916039899A
- Case key
- 41277
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Probable cause
Pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a landing site.
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 over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Analysis
The pilot of the Cessna 180A stated that during rollout after landing on a dry lake bed, the main wheels sank into a soft spot and the aircraft flipped over onto its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9669B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32966
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David L. Logan
- Departed
- 62S · Christ Valley, OR
- Destination
- Lake Abert, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 311 total · 259 in this make and model · 248 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- 4LW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.