# Incident 20020726027329I: Cessna 180K, St Louis, MO, July 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2002, 12:22 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2732K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2732K) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 11 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726027329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC HOWARD CLARK REPORTED THAT HE LOST CONTROL ON LANDING IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN IN THE WHEEL LANDING CONFIGURATION WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE TO THE RIGHT ON ROLLOUT. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO COUNTERACT THE YAW, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND CAUSED THE LEFT WINGTIP TO SLIDE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF RWY 8L AND INTO THE GRASS, WHERE PIC CLARK REESTABLISHED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP UNEVENTFULLY. PIC CLARK REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST RECEIVED HIS TAILDRAGGER ENDORSEMENT AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, HE PLANS TO ACCOMPLISH 5 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS IN THE C-180 BEFORE FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N2732K (2)

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

- [Accident 20030308004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308004119A), Mar 8, 2003: Cessna 180K (N2732K), St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was attempting to land his Cessna 180 on runway 27 at 3SQ. The winds were from the south at about nine (9) knots with some gust factor. A line…
- [Accident 19940817021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940817021629A), Aug 17, 1994: Cessna 180K (N2732K), Hanksville, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control departing in severe gusty crosswind. Drifted left of runway on liftoff. Settled into embankment.

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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