# Accident 20080629838729A: Cessna 180G, Heber, UT, June 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2008, 16:45 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber City Municipal - Russ Mcdonal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4817° N, 111.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4817&lon=-111.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98FC-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 35 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629838729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GROUND LOOPED HIS CESSNA 180 UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 IN A CROSSWIND.  WHILE GROUND LOOPING TO THE LEFT HE DAMAGED HIS LEFT MAIN GEAR, STRUCK HIS LEFT WING, AND LEFT ELEVATOR.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A 290 HEADING.

## 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 LAX08CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA218), Jun 29, 2008: Cessna 180G (N98FC), Heber, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind weather conditions.

## Other reports on N98FC (1)

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

- [Accident 20090327003299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090327003299A), Mar 27, 2009: Cessna 180G (N98FC), Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 27, 2009 at 1545 local time, [privacy data omitted] was conducting touch and go landings in N98FC at the Wendover, UT airport. During the…

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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