Cessna 180K N2991K

Summary

On 29 December 1983 at about 21:01 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N2991K was involved in an accident near Melville Lake, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 1983 at 21:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Melville Lake, California, United States

Coordinates

34.5208, -116.8807

Aircraft

Cessna 180K

Registration

N2991K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Santa Barbara

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA123

4 people had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT LANDED HARD DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A DRY LAKE BED AFTER THE LANDING GEAR HAD SNAGGED A TENT. IN PREPARING TO LEAVE THE PLT NOTICED A SMALL TENT ON THE LAKE BED. HE BELIEVED HE COULD OVERFLY IT ON TAKEOFF BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT CLEAR THE TENT. PART OF THE NYLON CANOPY FROM THE UNOCCUPIED TENT REMAINED ON THE GEAR SO THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND. WHILE TURNING AT LOW ALTITUDE TO ALIGN THE ACFT FOR LANDING THE ACFT STALLED AND LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT GEAR AND WING TIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.