# Accident 20120828018129A: Cessna 180, Brookville, OH, August 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brookville, OH
- Airport: Brookville Air-Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8625° N, 84.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8625&lon=-84.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2909A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2909A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 460 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA585](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA585) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120828018129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT HE WAS HEADING DOWN THE RUNWAY IN ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WHEN A CROSSWIND GUST CAUGHT THE TAIL AND MADE THE AIRPLANE VEER RIGHT THEN GROUND LOOPED - RESULT LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, LEFT WING, PROP AND LEFT ELEVATOR IMPACTED THE GROUND.  PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS PILOT REPORT.  NO INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER.  AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY  30 KTS.  AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE GROUND. SEATBELTS WERE BEING USED. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  MISHAP PILOT ADMITTED THAT HIS BIANNEAL FLIGHT REVIEW WAS EXPIRED AND HIS LAST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS OVER 5 YEARS OLD. OPENED EIR FOR THE APPARENT VIOLATIONS OF 14CFR 61.23 AND 61.56.REVIEWED 9/5/12 - BCB

## 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 CEN12CA585](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA585), Aug 28, 2012: Cessna 180 (N2909A), Brookville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the attempted takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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