# Incident 20030607011789I: Cessna 180K, Palo Alto, CA, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111CN-2015-06-22) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 51 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607011789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N111CN GAVE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. ON SATURDAY JUNE 8, 2003, I WAS DOING PATTERN WORK IN MY CESSNA 180 SKYWAGON AROUND 1530 HOURS AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT (PAO) LOCATED IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA. THE ATIS WIND CONDITION WAS 320/330 AT 12/15KTS. ON MY SECOND APPROACH THE WIND SOCK WA STRAIGHT AT 90 DEG (040) TO THE RUNWAY 31. I MADE A FULL STALL LANDING OVER THE CENTER LINE AND THE PLANE WAS GOIND STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. INSTANTLY UPON LANDING I WAS HIT BY A SUDDEN WIND GUST THAT, LIFTED MY RIGHT WING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE PLANE LEVEL. IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT I USED RUDDER TO TURN THE PLANE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TRYING TO KEEP THE LEFT WING OFF THE RUNWAY. UPON REVIEW OF THE INCIDENT I SHOULD HAVE APPLIED MORE AILERON TO HOLD THE WING DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER CFR 14 PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N111CN (1)

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

- [Incident 20070411020649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070411020649I), Apr 11, 2007: Cessna 180K (N111CN), Rockport, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was returning to the airport, and while over copano bay, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to glide to shore, but was not able, and…

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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