# Accident 19911114061969A: Cessna 180H, Shenandoah, IA, November 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Shenandoah, IA
- Airport: Shenandoah Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7507° N, 95.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7507&lon=-95.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2776X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2776X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114061969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED TAIL RAISED TOO SOON AND EARLY LIFTOFF CAUSED CROSSWIND DRIFT. SETTLED TO RUNWAY. DRIFT COLLAPSED GEAR

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA070), Nov 14, 1991: Cessna 180H (N2776X), Shenandoah, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AN ASSOCIATED FACTOR IS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OPERATION (CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS).

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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