# Accident 20031004023489A: Cessna 180K, Starkville, MS, October 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Starkville, MS
- Airport: George M Bryan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4192° N, 88.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4192&lon=-88.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77NP-2021-05-02) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 250 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031004023489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED WITH A CROSSWIND, ALLOWED WIND TO LIFT RIGHT WING AND DID NOT CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT IN A SUFFICIENT AND TIMELY MANNER. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL WING AND STABILIZER DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA004), Oct 4, 2003: Cessna 180K (N77NP), Starkville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind condition that resulted in the loss of directional control during a landing. A factor was the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N77NP (1)

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

- [Accident 20180322013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180322013399A), Mar 22, 2018: Cessna 180K (N77NP), Canton, MS, Destroyed. On March 22, around 5:30 pm local time the pilot was at approximately 2000 MSL, attempt to land at a private strip. The pilot stated he expereinced carberator…

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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