# Accident 20010926027049A: Cessna 180, Grangeville, ID, September 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2001, 11:27 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Airport: Idaho County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9008° N, 116.1296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9008&lon=-116.1296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010926027049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED A LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN 3 POINT TAXI POSITION PREPARING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY WHEN WINDSHEAR FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED IT OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE TARMAC WHEN SECOND STRONGER BLAST LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT UP AGAIN, POINTING IT NOSE DOWN, WITH THE LEFT WING LOW. THE AIRCRAFT SLAMMED BACK TO THE TARMAC BENDING THE LEFT GEAR BACK AND UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THIS AND OTHER RESULTING DAMAGE INCURRED WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 SEA01LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA174), Sep 26, 2001: Cessna 180 (N224H), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was variable winds.

## Other reports on N224H (1)

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

- [Accident 19790525010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525010319A), May 25, 1979: Cessna 180 (N224H), Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll out. Ran off runway into ditch.

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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