# Accident 20100626040189A: Cessna 180K, Cahokia, IL, June 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2010, 17:15 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5706° N, 90.1561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5706&lon=-90.1561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2785K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2785K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 363 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100626040189A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE TRACKING TO THE RIGHT DESPITE LEFT RUDDER INPUT.  PILOT EXPERIENCED A "BANG" AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED ABRUPTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY.  AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM LANDING GEAR LEG AT THE AXLE ATTACHMENT POINT.  AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP BENT UP ABOUT 30 DEGREES, LEFT AILERON DAMAGED, LEFT HORIZONTAL AND ELEVATOR DAMAGED, LEFT MLG BENT UNDER A BIT.  LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION OCTOBER 2009, APPROX. 70 HOURS PREVIOUS TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA358), Jun 26, 2010: Cessna 180K (N2785K), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the axle's attaching bolts during landing.

## Other reports on N2785K (2)

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

- [Accident 20260327004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260327004689A), Mar 27, 2026: Cessna 180K (N2785K), Beloit, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot in command (PIC) reported conducting a final approach to runway 35 with variable winds from 030–040 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 23 knots. The PIC…
- [Accident 20000509042179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509042179A), May 9, 2000: Cessna 180K (N2785K), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 09, 2000, at or about 1707ADT a tundra tire wheel equipped Cessna 180, N2785K, registered to gronholdt development co. and piloted by paul…

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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