ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299249
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| Date: | Friday 10 March 2000 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4994A |
| MSN: | 32391 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6544 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | PORT TOWNSEND, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EVERETT , WA (KPAE) |
| (059) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was flying a tailwheel-equipped aircraft, thought he was landing into a quartering headwind. But according to pilot-rated witnesses, the wind shifted just prior to the aircraft crossing the threshold. After the aircraft touched down, the tailwind lifted its tail into the air, and the pilot began having difficulty maintaining directional control. During his attempts to remain aligned with the runway, the aircraft departed the side runway surface, and encountered soft, wet terrain. Soon after encountering the soft terrain, one of the main gear legs separated from the aircraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for changing wind conditions during the landing roll in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft. Factors include a variable, shifting wind that changed from a quartering headwind to a quartering tailwind just prior to the aircraft touching down on the runway, and soft, wet terrain just off the edge of the runway surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA049
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 04:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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