# Accident 19990510004929A: Cessna 180J, Necedah, WI, May 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Necedah, WI
- Airport: Necedah Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0208° N, 90.0700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0208&lon=-90.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99TA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99TA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990510004929A

## Narrative

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

STATE OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC USE ACFT WAS TAXIING TO RWY 18 IN PREPARATION FO R TAKE-OFF WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MAY 10, 1999, AT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180J, N59DW, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAXI OPERATION AT THE NECEDAH AIRPORT, NECEDAH, WISCONSIN. THE PUBLIC USE FLIGHT WAS FOLLOWING THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AND OPERATED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS BACK TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 18 (2700 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE NECEDAH AIRPORT, NECEDAH, WISCONSIN AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. A WEATHER REPORT, FOR A REPORTING STATION LOCATED 25 MILES AND 28 DEGREES MAGNETIC FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED WINDS FROM 100 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS.                       (-23)ON MAY 10, 1999 AT 1700 CDT A CESSNA 180, N59DW, REGISTERED TO THE STATE OF WISCONSIN FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY 18 AT NECEDAH, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH THE WINDS FROM THE EAST SOUTH EAST GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERICAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERPARING TO DEPART TO OSHKOSK, WI, ITS HOME BASE.

## 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 CHI99TA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99TA149), May 10, 1999: Cessna 180J (N59DW), Necedah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was the gusting tailwind.

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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