# Accident 20020623015279A: Cessna 180K, Idaho Falls, ID, June 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2002, 13:53 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Fanning Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5144° N, 112.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5144&lon=-112.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2801K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2801K) (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 SEA02LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623015279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A SMALL CROSSWIND, APPROX. 5-8 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT (CE-180K, N2801K) TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT WHEEL AND RIGHT WING WENT LOW. THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT, DRAGGING THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, RESULTING IN A GROUNDLOOP SITUATION AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON. THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF CONTROL SITUATION THAT RESULTED IN THIS GROUNDLOOP.

## 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 SEA02LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA105), Jun 23, 2002: Cessna 180K (N2801K), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll. A crosswind was a factor.

## Other reports on N2801K (3)

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

- [Incident 20180803009839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180803009839I), Aug 3, 2018: Cessna 180K (N2801K), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was taxing off the beach when the plane turned hard right, the pilot applied full left rudder, but the plane continued right, pilot was unable to stop…
- [Accident 20090402046879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090402046879A), Apr 2, 2009: Cessna 180K (N2801K), Iniakuk Lake, AK, Substantial damage. NTSB# ANC09CA027 ptrs# AL01200902135PILOT landed on Iniakuk Lake which was snow coverd with drifts. The aircraft impacted a drift which took the skis off the…
- [Incident 20080329013629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080329013629I), Mar 29, 2008: Cessna 180K (N2801K), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot reported on landing at Fairbanks in ski 1 loss of directional control causing him to veer into the victor taxiway sign…

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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