Cessna 180 N108EE
22 November 2005 · Lopez, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 November 2005 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N108EE was involved in an accident near Lopez, Washington, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lopez, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lopez Island Airport (S31)
- Coordinates
- 48.4839, -122.9361
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N108EE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mount Vernon → Lopez
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA06LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The airline transport pilot, who was receiving recurrent training, failed to maintain aircraft control, which was followed by an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
An airline transport pilot was receiving instruction in tail wheel landings in her personal airplane (she had been flying it on floats in Alaska for the last five years). The flight instructor said this was the first tail wheel landing for the day, and it was the second day of their recurrent training. The student said that after she landed, she released pressure on the flight controls like she did during a float-airplane landing on water. During the landing roll, the airplane ground looped to the left, and a rib and spar in the right wing were bent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2005 | Cessna 180H | Greenville, New Hampshire, United States | Michael J. Farrey | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Cessna 180C | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Cessna 180A | Big Bend, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2005 | Cessna 180 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Alaska Bush Safari Co. | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2005 | Stinson 10-A | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Sep 2005 | North American AT-6D | Chehalis, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150M | Renton, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 2005 | Bell 47G-2A | Oroville, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172M | Hoquiam, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2005 | North Wing APACHE ST TRIKE | Medical Lake, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |