Cessna 180 N1674C
8 October 2009 · Pistol Creek, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 2009 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1674C, operated by Maslen Holbrook, was involved in an accident near Pistol Creek, Idaho, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pistol Creek, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pistol Creek (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 45.4711, -115.3914
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N1674C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Maslen Holbrook
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Emmett → Pistol Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The separation of one of the airplane's main landing gear legs during landing in variable gusting wind conditions, due to the nut being stripped from the attachment bolt.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing at a remote dirt/grass airstrip where the winds were gusting and variable in direction. Although the touchdown was normal, as he made rudder and brake inputs to maintain directional control, the right main gear leg separated from its mounting structure, and the right wing sustained substantial damage when it contacted the terrain. An inspection of the gear leg attachment hardware determined that the nut on the gear leg attachment bolt had been stripped from the bolt, thus allowing the bolt to come out of the attachment structure. During the pilot's initial contact with the NTSB Investigator-In-Charge, the pilot stated that the airplane's right brake had failed during the landing roll, but in a follow-up interview the pilot stated that he believes that the brake was working fine until the moment the gear leg separated from its mount.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2009 | Cessna 180 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Beam Douglas Jade | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Cessna 180A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Community College | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Cessna 180F | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Baker Benjamin K | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Cessna 180A | Condon, Oregon, United States | Bartell Stan D | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2009 | Cessna 180F | Townsend, Montana, United States | Sparky Imeson | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2009 | Cessna 180G | Canby, Minnesota, United States | Scherff Lewis H | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2009 | Cessna 182M | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2009 | Flight CTSW | Sulphur Creek, Idaho, United States | Heller Roger W | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2009 | Paul B Johnson AVID MARK IV | Nampa, Idaho, United States | Paul B. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 2009 | Cessna 172M | Albion, Idaho, United States | Thaddeus Fickel | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B | Rockland, Idaho, United States | Agrijet Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Cessna 150 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |