# Accident 20081006846629A: Cessna 180A, St Louis, MO, October 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2008, 17:25 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6619° N, 90.6519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6619&lon=-90.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6180, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,084 total, 50 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081006846629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING IN THE CAPACITY AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.  THE SECOND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 6.31(I)(1).  HOWEVER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE WAS THE FLYING PILOT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.  DURING THE LANDING PHASE, AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE COULD NOT GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL.  THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE LEFT AND THE WINGTIP AND LEFT ELEVATOR STRUCK 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 CEN09CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA005), Oct 6, 2008: Cessna 180A (N6180), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

## Other reports on N6180 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990801010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801010279A), Aug 1, 1999: Cessna 180A (N6180), Gustavus, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing. (-23) aircraft landed on runway 28 in Gustavus with a 6K crosswind at 10:00 o'clock. On roll out, pilot lost control of aircraft and…

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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