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FAA accident report · Cessna 180G · Kalispell, MT · June 19, 1999

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Date
June 19, 1999 · 11:30 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Airport
Kalispell City Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4707U
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA99LA091
Reported as
Cessna 180G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N4707URegistered now · Cessna 180GS/N 18051407 · Built 1964Airframe modelCessna 180GEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On June 19, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180G, N4707U, was substantially damaged in a loss of control and ground loop during landing at Kalispell City Airport, Kalispell, Montana. The private pilot-in-command, who was also the registered owner of the aircraft, was not injured in the accident. Visual meteorological conditions were reported at glacier park international airport (approximately 9 nautical miles north-northeast of Kalispell City Airport) at 1056, and there was no report of a flight plan having been filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight from missoula, Montana. Preliminary accident information reported by an FAA inspector who talked to the pilot indicated that the pilot stated he encountered a dust devil during the landing roll and could not overcome the resulting roll. Kalispell city has one runway, 13/31, which is 3,600 feet long, 60 feet wide, and paved. Winds at glacier park international were reported as being from 220 degrees true at 10 knots, gusting to 21 knots, in its 1056 METAR observation. (-23)PIC stated the following: aircraft encountered strong crosswind gust during last portion of landing roll at approx. 30-40 mph airspeed. Aircraft in 3-point altitude at time. Full aileron deflection not sufficient to prevent r/h wingtip from contacting runway.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JUNE 19, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180G, N4707U, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING AT KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT, KALISPELL, MONTANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHO WAS ALSO THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (APPROXIMATELY 9 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT) AT 1056, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF A FLIGHT PLAN HAVING BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM MISSOULA, MONTANA. PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT INFORMATION REPORTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO TALKED TO THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND COULD NOT OVERCOME THE RESULTING ROLL. KALISPELL CITY HAS ONE RUNWAY, 13/31, WHICH IS 3,600 FEET LONG, 60 FEET WIDE, AND PAVED. WINDS AT GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL WERE REPORTED AS BEING FROM 220 DEGREES TRUE AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS, IN ITS 1056 METAR OBSERVATION. (-23)PIC STATED THE FOLLOWING: AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED STRONG CROSSWIND GUST DURING LAST PORTION OF LANDING ROLL AT APPROX. 30-40 MPH AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT IN 3-POINT ALTITUDE AT TIME. FULL AILERON DEFLECTION NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT R/H WINGTIP FROM CONTACTING RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA99LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalispell, MTAn encounter with a crosswind gust, which was not possible to compensate for.Jun 19, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4707U · 3

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

Accident 20050903022559AOther Ground Ops · Mcgrath, AK(-23) I contacted [privacy data omitted] ^ (NTSB) and he said that he has been trying to contact the pilot and has not been able to talk to him. The pilot is at the stoney river lodge and no phone is available. I took what information that [privacy data…Sep 3, 2005 · Substantial damageIncident 20030216002419IFinal Approach · Bellingham, WA(-23) Aircraft lost power en route from ketchikan, AK to Bellingham, WA. Pilot was on approach to Bellingham iap after flying through a rainstorm when his aircraft engine stopped. He made an emergency landing on a road. After inspecting a fuel sample it…Feb 16, 2003Accident 19810912058529ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Egegik, AKPilot attempted landing with float plane in 4 inches of water. Aircraft flipped inverted.Sep 12, 1981 · Substantial damage