# Accident 19990810011609A: Cessna 180J, Oxbow, ID, August 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oxbow, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 44.8896° N, 116.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8896&lon=-116.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7739K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7739K-2001-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990810011609A

## Narrative

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

BAKER CITY AIRCRAFT AIR TAXI GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE 2 POB WERE NOT INJURED. (-23)AT THE COMPLETION OF A COLLARD ANIMAL INDENTIFICATION FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE OXBOW AIRSTRIP (OR12) AND LANDED.  ON THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN.  A WIND GUST PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED GOUND LOOPING MANEUVER.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA99LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA137), Aug 10, 1999: Cessna 180J (N7739K), Council, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Gusting wind conditions and a dirt bank adjacent to the runway edge were factors.

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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