Cessna 180J N7739K

Summary

On 10 August 1999 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 180J registered N7739K, operated by Baker Aircraft Inc., was involved in an accident near Council, Idaho, 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

10 August 1999 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Council, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Oxbow Airport (OR12)

Coordinates

44.8896, -116.5406

Aircraft

Cessna 180J

Registration

N7739K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Baker Aircraft Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA137

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Gusting wind conditions and a dirt bank adjacent to the runway edge were factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the approach for landing was normal until touchdown, when the airplane bounced and became airborne. Prior to the second touchdown, a gust of wind hit the airplane, which weathervaned the airplane to the right. As the airplane touched down a second time, it traveled to the right. The pilot tried to correct with full left braking action, but the corrective action was unsuccessful and the airplane continued off the side of the runway, colliding with a dirt embankment. The wind conditions varied from calm to gusting conditions of varying intensity. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.