Cessna 180 N2434C

Summary

On 15 February 2002 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2434C was involved in an accident near Pacific City, Oregon, 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.

Date

15 February 2002 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacific City, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Pacific City (PFC)

Coordinates

45.1902, -123.9606

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N2434C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McMinnville → Pacific City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA02LA041

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for local wind conditions during the landing roll. Factors include unfavorable winds, and a swampy area adjacent to the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on a 30 foot-wide runway in steady crosswind conditions, the aircraft encountered an unexpected gust of wind. Although the pilot tried to correct for the unfavorable wind conditions, his attempts to do so were not adequate to keep the aircraft from departing the side of the runway. After departing the runway surface, the aircraft encountered a swampy area, and nosed over in about nine inches of water. The pilot later realized that wind funneling between buildings and trees located alongside the runway had created a funnel effect that produced areas of crosswind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.