# Incident 19910710031779I: Cessna 180, Essex, NY, July 10, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Essex, NY
- Airport: Richter Aero Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2792° N, 73.3787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richter Aero Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2792&lon=-73.3787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710031779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND LANDING. TAIL WHEEL STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N399F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20171203022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171203022639A), Dec 3, 2017: Cessna 180 (N399F), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. On touch down at fdk, the pilot stated the left tire blew out. Aircraft came to rest on it nose causing structural damage. The weather (weather…
- [Incident 19970717025399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970717025399I), Jul 17, 1997: Cessna 180 (N399F), Glens Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Tried go around. Became airborne then settled into swamp 200FT from runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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