Cessna 180A N9104R

Summary

On 23 May 2010 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N9104R, operated by Cada Cattle Co, was involved in an accident near Kettle Falls, Washington, 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.

Date

23 May 2010 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kettle Falls, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Private Grass Strip (none)

Coordinates

48.4683, -118.1744

Aircraft

Cessna 180A

Registration

N9104R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Cada Cattle Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Davenport → Kettle Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA257

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the reduced visibility due to precipitation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while in flight he encountered frequent isolated rain storms. During the approach there was light rain with good visibility. The pilot reported a normal touchdown and a reduction in forward visibility as the light rain became heavy rain. At approximately 150 feet from the end of the airstrip the pilot saw an 18 inch elevated driveway and applied heavy braking and right rudder resulting in a low speed skid. The left main gear impacted the driveway and the aircraft continued to slide over the road bed. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the left wing, fuselage, and firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.