# Accident 20060414004179A: Cessna 180, Klamath Falls, OR, April 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2006, 11:50 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1561° N, 121.7214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1561&lon=-121.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414004179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND APPLY PROPER CROSSWIND CORRECTION. THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 SEA06LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA076), Apr 14, 2006: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped aircraft during the landing roll. Factors include gusty crosswinds.

## Other reports on N40LT (3)

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

- [Incident 20041029027079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029027079I), Oct 29, 2004: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Redmond, OR, Minor damage. (-23) On or about 2230Z on 10/29/2004, after making an uneventful, full stop landing at cline falls Oregon airport (privately owned and maintained), the pilot…
- [Accident 19910425015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425015969A), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Intoxicated pilot ground looped on landing.
- [Incident 19890530029099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530029099I), May 30, 1989: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Had crosswind. Had low time on tail wheel experience.

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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