# Accident 20060226021569A: Cessna 180H, Philadelphia, PA, February 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2006
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Wings Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1375° N, 75.2650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1375&lon=-75.2650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123GT-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060226021569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT WINGS FIELD WHEN PILOT LANDED AND GOT A GUST OF WIND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AND STRIKE A WING TIP. THE WING SPAR WAS CRACKED AND THE FIBERGLASS DROOP WING TIP WAS DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC06CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA183), Feb 26, 2006: Cessna 180H (N123GT), Blue Bell, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in the right wing contacting the runway. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N123GT (3)

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

- [Accident 20170219006549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170219006549A), Feb 19, 2017: Cessna 180H (N123GT), Barto, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departure from runway 34 for personbal flight with 4 persons aboard. Pilot[privacy data omitted] stated that during the takeoff from runway 34 a wind…
- [Incident 19831207071689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831207071689I), Dec 7, 1983: Cessna 180H (N123GT), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Tower had pilot taxi up to runway and advised too late to taxi back to avoid landing heavy wake turbulence. Nosed up
- [Incident 19810405030759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405030759I), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 180H (N123GT), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed on centerline nose right drift started. Correction made but aircraft ground looped, steering stiff.

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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