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Cessna 180R N3698C

15 October 1995 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 October 1995 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 180R registered N3698C was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
King County Intnl Airport (BFI)
Coordinates
47.6106, -122.3298
Aircraft
Cessna 180R
Registration
N3698C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Camas → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI96LA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported the approach to landing was normal with correction inputs to maintain runway centerline due to the crosswind. ATIS was reporting the winds from 170 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot stated that approximately 100 feet AGL, the airplane's vertical speed indicator went full scale down. He immediately applied full power, but a high sink rate began. The pilot stated the airplane touched down on the runway with full aileron and full rudder correction to stop the drift. The left wing impacted the runway before the airplane came to rest.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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