# Accident 20110924022129A: Cessna 180, Orcas Island, WA, September 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7081° N, 122.9106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7081&lon=-122.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9361C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9361C) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 315 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110924022129A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT STARTED AT CREST AIRPARK (S36)PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND CAUGHT THE LEFT WING IN THE GRASS AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR11CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA464), Sep 24, 2011: Cessna 180 (N9361C), Orcas Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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