# Accident 19990813047399A: Cessna 180H, Gillette, WY, August 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1999, 18:00 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4593° N, 105.6998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4593&lon=-105.6998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7939V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7939V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813047399A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT SAID HE CALLED THE TOWER FOR AIRPORT ADVISORIES WHEN HE WAS 10 TO 12 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. HE WAS GIVEN A STRAIGHT IN TO RUNWAY 16, BUT HE DIDN'T REMEMBER HEARING THE WIND DIRECTION OR ITS VELOCITY.  HE DID PERFORM A LEFT CROSS WIND LANDING, BUT AS HE TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE 'WEATHER VANED TO THE LEFT.'  THE SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING TIP AND DORSAL FIN.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SURFACE WINDS WERE IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS FROM HIS LEFT REAR.  HE SAID THE FLAGS AT THE TERMINAL WERE FLYING STRAIGHT OUT.  THE OFFICIAL RECORDED WINDS FOR GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY AIRPORT AT 1755 WERE CLEAR SKIES WITH WINDS 080 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.                                                                     (-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## 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 DEN99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA147), Aug 14, 1999: Cessna 180H (N7939V), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during landing roll.

## Other reports on N7939V (2)

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

- [Accident 19900610019939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019939A), Jun 10, 1990: Cessna 180H (N7939V), Deshka River, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after landing, tried to correct and aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19750908031599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750908031599A), Sep 8, 1975: Cessna 180H (N7939V), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Abt 600FT of strip useable. Heavy rain,gusting to 20K.

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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