ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354952
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| Date: | Saturday 13 December 1997 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N123LJ |
| MSN: | 18051526 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5241 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Ynez, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA (KVNY) |
| (KIZA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before landing the pilot overflew the airport and checked the windsock. He noted that the winds were at a direct 90-degree angle from the runway and gusting to approximately 35 knots. The pilot made repeated attempts to contact UNICOM, but did not receive a response. The airplane touched down hard and veered off runway 08. A pilot in the pattern behind the accident aircraft reported to a witness that he had heard the accident pilot attempting to contact UNICOM, and UNICOM's subsequent responses. The witness reported that the pilot made left-hand traffic for the runway, which has a published right-hand traffic pattern. The witness also reported that the winds were approximately 130 degrees gusting to about 35 knots. The person monitoring UNICOM reported to the witness that he did receive transmissions from the pilot and had reported airport advisories to him. After the accident the pilot reported to the witness that he would not have attempted to land at the airport had he been able to receive airport advisories from UNICOM. No mechanical difficulties were noted by the pilot.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare. Related factors were the crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA060
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 06:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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