# Accident 19980706037119A: Cessna 180H, Arlington, WA, July 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1808° N, 121.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1808&lon=-121.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91380 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,872 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706037119A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT OF N91380 STATED HE WAS ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34 AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERCOCKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED BACK TO THE LEFT, AND ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER.  THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, LOSING ONE BLADE AND THE HUB, COMING TO REST INVERTED.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE OBTAIN WINDS FROM THE AWOS BUT THAT A DIRECT CROSSWIND EXISTED AT THE TIME OF HIS DEPARTURE.  RUNWAY 29 WAS CLOSED DUT TO THE IMPENDING AIRSHOW.  PILOT FEELS THIS CLOSURE WAS IN PART A CAUSITIVE FACTOR IN HIS ACCIDENT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER RECEIVING THE AUTOMATED WEATHER FOR THE AIRPORT CONDITIONS, HE TAXIED TO THE RUN-UP AREA IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF HE 'RECEIVED A GUST OF WIND.'  THE PILOT HAD NO MEMORY OF THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AFTER THIS POINT.  A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ON SHORT FINAL WHEN THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY WENT UP IN THE AIR AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED AROUND ON THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE WITNESS ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS WERE GUSTING AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FROM THE PILOT'S LEFT SIDE, AND THE AIRPORT FLAG WAS STRAIGHT OUT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE AWOS WAS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 290 DEGREES AT SEVEN TO EIGHT KNOTS, AND GUSTING.

## 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 SEA98LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA123), Jul 6, 1998: Cessna 180H (N91380), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Gusting winds were a factor.

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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