# Accident 20020421005659A: Cessna 180, Canton, MS, April 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2002, 14:20 local time
- Place: Canton, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4386° N, 90.1031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4386&lon=-90.1031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180CW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020421005659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING AIRCRAFT SLID ON RUNWAY INTO A DITCH ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. (.19) ON APRIL 21, 2002, ABOUT 1420 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180, N180CW, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, STRUCK A DITCH DURING THE GROUND ROLL AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR CANTON, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM OSCEOLA, MISSOURI ABOUT 1100. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE LANDED LONG ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF A 2000-FOOT RUNWAY. HE ROLLED ABOUT 1,000 FEET WHEN THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TURNED ABOUT 120 DEGREES WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR "DROPPED" INTO A DITCH, CAUSING THE WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A GRAVEL ROAD.                                         (.4) ON APRIL 21, 2002, ABOUT 1420 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180, N180CW, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, STRUCK A DITCH DURING THE                                                                       GROUND ROLL AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR CANTON, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS, ABOUT 1200. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS 2.3 HOURS, AND "UNEVENTFUL UNTIL LANDING ROLL OUT. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FIRST 20 PERCENT OF A 3,000-FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 1,000 FEET AT "20 KNOTS OF GROUND SPEED," THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BY APPLYING FULL LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKING; HOWEVER, HE WAS "UNABLE TO CORRECT THE STEADILY INCREASING RIGHT TURN." THE AIRPLANE TURNED ABOUT 120 DEGREES BEFORE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR "DROPPED" INTO A DITCH, AND THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A GRAVEL ROAD. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT "THE CROSS WIND COMPONENT WAS "8 KNOTS."

## 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 MIA02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA088), Apr 21, 2002: Cessna 180 (N180CW), Canton, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing which resulted in the airplane departing the runway, and the subsequent impact with a 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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