# Accident 20100701039019A: Cessna 180, Missoula, MT, July 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9164° N, 114.0906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-114.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3642C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3642C) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100701039019A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 1, 2010, AT 1628 MOUNTAIN, A CESSNA 180, N3642C, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ON A LANDING ROLL OUT SKIDED SIDE WAYS AND STRUCK THE LEFT HAND WING TIP AND LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE GROUND, AT MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MISSOULA.VISUAL METERORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT POLSON MONTANA ON JULY 1, 2010 AT 1600. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR10CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA333), Jul 1, 2010: Cessna 180 (N3642C), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N3642C (1)

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

- [Accident 19760328007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328007909A), Mar 28, 1976: Cessna 180 (N3642C), Moab, UT, Substantial damage. Tail wheel spring assy 0742100-4 broken. Some steering capability lost.

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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