# Accident 19990619024049A: Cessna 180G, Kalispell, MT, June 19, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 19, 1999, 11:30 local time - Place: Kalispell, MT - Airport: Kalispell City Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 48.1903° N, 114.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1903&lon=-114.3798&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4707U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707U) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA091) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619024049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 SEA99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA091), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a crosswind gust, which was not possible to compensate for. ## Other reports on N4707U (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20050903022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050903022559A), Sep 3, 2005: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (-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… - [Incident 20030216002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030216002419I), Feb 16, 2003: Cessna 180G (N4707U), 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… - [Accident 19810912058529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058529A), Sep 12, 1981: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing with float plane in 4 inches of water. Aircraft flipped inverted. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.