# Accident 20120602009549A: Cessna 180, Wenatchee, WA, June 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4167° N, 120.2108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4167&lon=-120.2108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3184D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3184D) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,885 total, 1,990 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120602009549A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEARED AIRCRAFT DURING CROSSWIND TAKEOFF ROLL.  LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN PARTIAL GROUNDLOOP OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE PROP SPINNER, ON THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE (PROPELLER DAMAGE) AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.WIND AS REPORTED ON THE HOURLY WEATHER REPORT FOR THE STATION SHOW A CROSSWIND CONDITION OF 40? WITH WINDS OF 8 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS.  THE AIRMAN STATED SHE HEARD ROUGHLY THE SAME CONDITIONS LISTENING TO THE ASOS REPORT JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR12CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA245), Jun 2, 2012: Cessna 180 (N3184D), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in a crosswind condition.

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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