# NTSB SEA95LA049: Cessna 180, N626RP, Camas, WA, February 11, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 10, 1995, 16:00 local (Feb 11, 1995, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Camas, WA - Coordinates: 45.63985, -122.370574 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6399&lon=-122.3706&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 29, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42108 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA95LA049 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42108/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA049 ## Probable cause INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AFTER THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ## 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, dual student (contributing factor) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown ## Analysis THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS RECEIVING DUAL CURRENCY TRAINING FROM THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO, A WHEEL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, THEN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS IN GRASS AND SOFT DIRT. BOTH PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. ## Factual narrative On February 10, 1995, approximately 1600 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 180, N626RP, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during a touch-and-go landing at Camas, Washington. The private pilot and his certified flight instructor were uninjured. There was no fire, and no report of the ELT actuating. No flight plan was filed for the flight, which was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. An FAA inspector who went to the scene stated that the private pilot was receiving dual currency training from the flight instructor. During a touch-and-go, a wheel landing was performed. The aircraft bounced, then drifted to the right of the runway, where the right wheel was in grass and soft dirt. Both pilots attempted to recover, but the aircraft nosed over, causing substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N626RP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N626RP), registered now, S/N 31659, 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: 31659 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470J 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles L. Dally - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 3, 1994, 44 hours before - Departed: WA10 - Airport: WA10, Grover Field, runway 7, 2,700 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 12,237 total, 2,880 in this make and model, 11,995 as pilot in command, 112 in the last 90 days, 48 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken - Temperature: 55 °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 19950210001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210001589A), Feb 10, 1995: Cessna 180, Camas, WA, Substantial damage. Strayed off runway landing. Nose over. CFI failed timely correction. ## Other investigations on N626RP (1) 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 SEA96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA099), May 26, 1996: Cessna 180 (N626RP), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly judge the distance and speed of the airplane during the final approach, his failure to obtain a proper touchdown point for landing, and his failure to perform a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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