Cessna 180H N180LV

Summary

On 11 November 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N180LV, operated by James Unger, was involved in an accident near Snohomish, 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

11 November 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Snohomish, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Harvey Field (S43)

Coordinates

46.9047, -122.1025

Aircraft

Cessna 180H

Registration

N180LV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James Unger

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Snohomish → Snohomish

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA037

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land in a high, gusting, variable wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing on a grass portion of the runway, the wind shifted from a 90-degree right crosswind to a tailwind. During the landing roll, he was unable to stop before the end of the 2,430-foot-long runway. The airplane continued beyond the end of the runway and impacted a fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer, left elevator, and left wing. The pilot stated that, at the time of the accident, the wind was variable, gusting to 38 knots. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.