# NTSB WPR10CA026: Cessna 180A, N9586B, Condon, OR, October 10, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 10, 2009, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Condon, OR - Coordinates: 45.225555, -120.543334 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2256&lon=-120.5433&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 19, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74936 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA026 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74936/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74936 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA026 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post on approach. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 180A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=2072604), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2072604), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072604), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane at a remote, 1,100-foot-long dirt airstrip. The pilot stated that during the approach, on short final, the airplane struck the top of a fence post located at the approach end of the airstrip. The airplane subsequently landed hard and nosed-down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. No preaccident mechanical failures were reported by the pilot. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane at a remote, 1,100-foot long dirt airstrip. The pilot stated that during the approach, on short final, the airplane struck the top of a fence post located at the approach end of the airstrip. The airplane subsequently landed hard and nosed-down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. No preaccident mechanical failures were reported by the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9586B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9586B), registered now, S/N 32883 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A - Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32883 - Airframe hours: 4074 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bartell Stan D - Registered owner: Bartell Stan D - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 8, 2008 - Departed: Ashland, OR - Destination: NA, Condon, OR - Airport: NA, Chukar Flats, runway 36, 1,100 × 30 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 239 total, 38 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,500 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 20091010019559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091010019559A), Oct 10, 2009: Cessna 180A, Condon, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot departed from home airport, ashland, OR (S03) at 8:30 with 1 passenger onboard. He arrived about 10:30 at his destination of an un-improved landing strip… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 6, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74936. 149 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 149 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320867&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.