# Accident 20110916024079A: Cessna 180H, Reno, NV, September 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2011, 15:12 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4989° N, 119.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4989&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180HR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180HR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O 470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total, 295 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA455) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110916024079A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2011, AT 1515 PST, A CESSNA 180, N180HR, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, GROUND LOOPED ON THE RUNWAY AT RENO, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RENO, NEVADA, WHILE ON A BUSINESS TRIP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGED WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NOXON, MONTANA, ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1114 MT.

## 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 WPR11CA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA455), Sep 16, 2011: Cessna 180H (N180HR), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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