# Accident 20030201000699A: Cessna 180B, Klamath Falls, OR, February 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2003, 18:15 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1610° N, 121.6805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1610&lon=-121.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59180, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030201000699A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003, ABOUT 1815 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180B, N59180, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE KLAMATH FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. THE AIRPLANE IS OWNED BY THE PILOT, AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL/PLEASURE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR, PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COMPLETED A GO-AROUND TO RUNWAY 32 DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS. AFTER THE GO-AROUND, THE PILOT MADE A SECOND APPROACH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, WHILE RETRACTING THE FLAPS, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY EDGE AND NOSED-OVER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE AN APPROACH FOR LANDING AT KLAMATH FALLS, RUNWAY 32, PERFORMING A MISSED APPROACH FOR GUSTY WINDS. HE RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 32, TOUCHING DOWN IN A STALL CONFIGURATION. RIGHT AFTER T     OUCHDOWN HE FELT A GUST OF WIND PUSH HIM OVER. THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS WAS HE WAS UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 SEA03LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA032), Feb 2, 2003: Cessna 180 B (N59180), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while landing.

## Other reports on N59180 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150830016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150830016309A), Aug 30, 2015: Cessna 180B (N59180), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. On August 30 at 10:30 am pilot was landing at off airport strip south of chilatna lake. Pilot bounced the aircraft and put forward pressure on elevator to…

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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