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Cessna 180K N66033

19 May 2010 · Renton, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 May 2010 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N66033, operated by Grant Eric, was involved in an accident near Renton, 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Renton, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Renton Municipal (KRNT)
Coordinates
47.4931, -122.2158
Aircraft
Cessna 180K
Registration
N66033
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Grant Eric
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Paine Field → Renton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR10CA246

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, resulting in the loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tail wheel-equipped airplane was attempting a full stop landing in variable gusty wind conditions. Although he was able to successfully touch down on the main landing gear, as he was lowering the tail wheel to the runway surface, a gust of wind lifted the airplane's right wing. The airplane then began to weather vane to the right. The pilot attempted to realign the airplane with the runway, but he eventually lost directional control, whereupon the airplane's left wing struck the runway surface and was bent upward.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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