Cessna 180K N2635K
2 April 2000 · Silverdale, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 2000 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N2635K was involved in an accident near Silverdale, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Silverdale, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Apex Airpark (S42)
- Coordinates
- 47.6696, -122.7191
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180K
- Registration
- N2635K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Roche Harbor → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA00LA060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds. Factors include gusty, shifting winds, crosswinds, and an earthen berm near the edge of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing the tailwheel aircraft in gusty winds that were shifting direction. He touched down on the main gear with a headwind, but as he lowered the tail to the runway surface, the aircraft was hit with a crosswind that caused it to swerve toward the side of the runway. Although the pilot attempted to realign the aircraft with the runway, it departed the left side of the runway and impacted an earthen berm. Upon contacting the berm, both main gear collapsed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2000 | Cessna 180 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2000 | Cessna 180H | Long Lake, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2000 | Cessna 180 | Clarks Point, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2000 | Cessna 180 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2000 | Cessna 180H | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2000 | Cessna 180 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2000 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Stanwood, Washington, United States | Gable, Stephen, L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 2000 | Cessna 172P | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2000 | Cessna 172N | Quincy, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2000 | Cessna 170B | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Cessna 172L | Everett, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2000 | Aero Commander S2R | Odessa, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |