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| Date: | Thursday 30 March 1989 |
| Time: | 10:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2936C |
| MSN: | 30836 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7275 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tacoma, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS MAKING MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING HIS FOURTH TOUCH DOWN, A HARD BOUNCED LANDING OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY IN A RIGHT WING & NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LOW TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AND HIS INEXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA060
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 1987 | N2936C | Private | 0 | Fullerton, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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