# Accident 20060618013379A: Cessna 180, Great Falls, MT, June 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2006, 15:11 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4819° N, 111.3706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4819&lon=-111.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2251C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2251C-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 320 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618013379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS LIFTED OFF, THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA120), Jun 18, 2006: Cessna 180 (N2251C), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A crosswind was a factor.

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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