# Accident 20000820013059A: Cessna 180K, Douglas, WY, August 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2000, 19:00 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Airport: Converse County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7494° N, 105.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7494&lon=-105.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61782, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820013059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSS WIND LANDING RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP. DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP, OUTER TWO FEET OF WING (FRONT AND REAR SPAR), RIGHT AILERON AND PROPELLER.

## 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 DEN00LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA156), Aug 21, 2000: Cessna 180K (N61782), Douglas, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were high winds and crosswinds.

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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