# Accident 20120814016989A: Cessna 180J, Wausau, WI, August 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Wausau Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9261° N, 89.6269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9261&lon=-89.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52187, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52187) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 59 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA590) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814016989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT CORRECTLY RESPOND TO WINDSHIFT DURING FLARE;  PILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING RIGHT; PILOT ATTEMPTED CORRECTION, AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LIFTED AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT (UPWIND) UNTIL IT LEFT RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED, TIPPING SUFFICIENTLY TO DAMAGE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 CEN12CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA590), Aug 14, 2012: Cessna 180J (N52187), Wausau, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during landing roll out, resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was an unexpected crosswind wind gust.

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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