# Accident 20010327005629A: Cessna 180, Coeur D Alene, ID, March 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2001, 08:30 local time
- Place: Coeur D Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D Alene Air Term Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5896° N, 116.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5896&lon=-116.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2780X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2780X) (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 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010327005629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 23 FROM INTERSECTION OF "D" TAXIWAY (APPROX. 3500' REMAINING). WIND WAS STEADY AT 160 DEGREES AND NINE KNOTS (AWOS REPORT). THE A/C WAS ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE AND FULL POWERWAS APPLIED. AS THE A/C PROGRESSED FORWARD ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE TAIL WAS RAISED AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED WEATHER VANING INTO THE LEFT CROSSWIND. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ STATES THAT HE "TRIED TO KEEP STRONG LEFT RUDDER". DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS DIMINISHING RAPIDLY AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. HEAVY BRAKING WAS APPLIED AND THE A/C PITCHED FORWARD ONTO ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE (NOSE AND TWO MAIN WHEELS).

## 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 SEA01LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA069), Mar 27, 2001: Cessna 180H (N2780X), Coeur d'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted takeoff. A factor was gusty crosswinds.

## Other reports on N2780X (2)

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

- [Accident 20121006023009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121006023009A), Oct 6, 2012: Cessna 180H (N2780X), St. Maries, ID, Substantial damage. During cruise flight the engine lost power. Pilot reportedly moved fuel selector from both to fullest tank and attempted restart. Engine failed to restart.…
- [Accident 20000722007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722007709A), Jul 22, 2000: Cessna 180H (N2780X), Hailey, ID, No damage. (-23) The pilot reported the right brake stuck when landing on runway 13 at Hailey, ID. There was a 12 kt crosswind. The aircraft ground looped and substantial…

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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