# Accident 20030308004119A: Cessna 180K, St Charles, MO, March 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: Charles Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8486° N, 90.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8486&lon=-90.5000&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308004119A

## Narrative

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

(-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 OF HANGARS IS TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A WHEEL LANDING, IT PASSED THE AREA OF THE RUNWAY THAT WAS PROTECTED BY THE HANGARS. THE SUDDEN GUST OF WIND IN THE OPEN AREA CAUGHT THE PILOT BY SURPRISE AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND GROUND LOOPED INTO A DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. THE SAME PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE SAME AIRPLANE NINE (9) MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT.

## 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 CHI03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA081), Mar 8, 2003: Cessna 180K (N2732K), St Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N2732K (2)

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

- [Incident 20020726027329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726027329I), Jul 26, 2002: Cessna 180K (N2732K), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-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…
- [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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