- Date
- March 28, 1991, 16:40 local (Mar 29, 1991, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Friday Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2601YCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910328007829A
- Case key
- 41404
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper climb gradient and rate as a result of his inadequate compensation for wind conditions.
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.
Analysis
The pilot of the Cessna 180 floatplane stated that he made a power reduction after takeoff for noise abatement reasons, after climbing to about 40 feet. He continued to climb to about 50 feet after turning crosswind. He stated that when he turned east (downwind) to fly through the channel, he added full power, but the aircraft continued to slip towards the right side of the channel and it ended up crashing into the trees about fifty feet from shore.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2601Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051101
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roy O. Bordner
- Registered owner
- Roy O. Bordner
- Destination
- Lake Washington, WA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,676 total · 1,676 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- FHR, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2601Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.