Cessna 180A N5016E

Summary

On 27 November 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N5016E was involved in an accident near Coalinga, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 November 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Coalinga, California, United States

Nearest airport

Harris Ranch (308)

Coordinates

36.1907, -120.3905

Aircraft

Cessna 180A

Registration

N5016E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → San Jose

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA080

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE DEPARTING, THE ACFT BEGAN VEERING LEFT AS THE TAILWHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. IT ROLLED ONTO A HARD DIRT SHOULDER TO THE LEFT OF THE ASPHALT RWY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE CORRECTED THE DRIFT BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER & THE ACFT REACTED PROMPTLY; HOWEVER, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT REESTABLISHED. THE ACFT REENTERED THE PAVED RWY SURFACE & LATERALLY CROSSED THE RWY. WHILE THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL, THE LEFT TIRE FAILED FROM EXCESSIVE SIDE LOADS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED & LEFT WING & PROP WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT BELIEVD THE LEFT TIRE FAILED AS IT HIT THE EDGE OF THE RWY. HOWEVER, AN EXAM OF THE SKID MARKS SHOWED THAT WHEEL RIM DID NOT CONTACT THE RWY UNTIL AFTER THE ACFT WAS SKIDDING IN A RIGHT YAW NEAR THE CENTER OF THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.