# Accident 20100516005219A: Cessna 180, Duluth, MN, May 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2010, 15:25 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7197° N, 92.0394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7197&lon=-92.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6545A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6545A) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 182 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516005219A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED COOK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CQM) AT 2:46 PM FOR A FLIGHT (VFR) TO SKY HARBOR AIRPORT (DYT) DULUTH MINNESOTA. BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE SKY HARBOR AIRPORT, THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE FIELD TO CHECK THE WINDSOCK TO CONFIRM WIND CONDITION, WHICH WAS AT AN EAST SOUTH EAST DIRECTION. HE THEN ENTERED THE LEFT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 14 ALL WENT WELL IN THE PATTERN AND TOUCHDOWN WAS BEYOND THE NUMBERS. DURING ROLL OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FT THE AIRPLANE MADE A SUDDEN TURN TO THE LEFT. HE THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE AND LEFT AILERON, THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO LIFT UNTIL THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY AFTER IT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET ONTO THE GRASS BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN10CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA260), May 16, 2010: Cessna 180 (N6545A), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N6545A (1)

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

- [Accident 20000220012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220012049A), Feb 20, 2000: Cessna 180 (N6545A), Virginia, MN, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot landed on lake vermillion to watch snowmobiles. Pilot in process of shutting down engine when his 16 year old daughter (kristen) exited left side…

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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