Cessna 180A N2929C

Summary

On 29 June 2005 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N2929C was involved in an accident near Big Bend, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 June 2005 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Bend, California, United States

Nearest airport

Iron Canyon Reservoir (NONE)

Coordinates

41.0528, -121.9667

Aircraft

Cessna 180A

Registration

N2929C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paradise → Big Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA219

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot misjudged his clearance altitude above the surface of the lake, resulting in a collision with water.

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

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During a left turn to final, the airplane's left landing gear contacted the surface of a lake, causing the plane to settle into in the water and become submerged about 100 feet short of the landing area. The pilot reported that he had been using this private strip on the shore of a reservoir since 1965. He made several passes to check the condition of the unimproved area and noted that the lake level was higher than normal, which reduced the length of the landing area to about 600 feet. The pilot stated that the accident was caused by his failure to determine the proximity of the water surface. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.