Accident Cessna 180 N4728B, Saturday 21 May 1983

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Date:	Saturday 21 May 1983
Time:	12:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 180
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4728B
MSN:	31626
Year of manufacture:	1955
Total airframe hrs:	2300 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470-J
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Klamath Falls, OR - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Reno, NE (4SD)
Destination airport:	Klamath Falls, OR
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST WHILE LANDING ON RWY 14 WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND, THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE TOWER CONTROL REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEG AT 4 KTS.

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