# Incident 20070311004669I: Cessna 180, Reedsville, PA, March 11, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Reedsville, PA
- Airport: Mifflin County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6774° N, 77.6268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIFFLIN COUNTY (RVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6774&lon=-77.6268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2243C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2243C) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 75 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070311004669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) RECEIVED REPORT OF GROUND LOOP INCIDENT AT RVL, WHICH OCCURRED 3/11/07 @ 1500 HRS. PILOT IN COMMAND MADE REPORT DIRECTLY TO FSDO. PILOT STATED DURING INTERVIEW THAT DURING THREE POINT LANDING IN GUSTING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ON RWY 24, AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO RWY MARGIN AND BEGAN WEATHERVANING INTO CROSSWIND. AWOS @ RVL WAS REPORTING WINDS 330 DEGREES @ 9 KNOTS GUSTING 14 KNOTS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND BRAKES. AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN GROUND CONTACT DURING CORRECTION. AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND BANKED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE GROUND. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUSTAINED AND NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY TWO OCCUPANTS. DISCUSSED LANDING PROCEDURES WITH PILOT, PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED EARLIER RECOGNITION AND CORRECTION OF WEATHERVANING DUE TO CROSSWIND COMPONENT MAY HAVE PREVENTED INCIDENT. PILOT VOLUNTEERED TO ACCOMPLISH RECURRENT TRAINING IN CROSSWIND LANDING PROCEDURES WITH LOCAL CFI. MATTER CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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