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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Huntington, UT · September 29, 2012

Date: September 29, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place: Huntington, UT
Airport: Huntington Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3115D
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA440
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,354 total748 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N3115DRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 31913 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated that after rotation he incountered a micro burst causing the aircraft to bank 90 deg left causing the right gear to colaspe and the right outboard wing to contact the ground breaking the outboard 20 % of the wing to bend up and the wing strut to bend. The pilot also stated that the wind was calm on takeoff and the sudenly was a 90 % cross wind. The three bladed propellers struck the ground bending all three blades.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER ROTATION HE INCOUNTERED A MICRO BURST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BANK 90 DEG LEFT CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLASPE AND THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND BREAKING THE OUTBOARD 20 % OF THE WING TO BEND UP AND THE WING STRUT TO BEND.THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM ON TAKEOFF AND THE SUDENLY WAS A 90 % CROSS WIND.THE THREE BLADED PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND BENDING ALL THREE BLADES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12CA440Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHuntington, UTThe pilot's inadvertent encounter with a gust front during the takeoff roll, which resulted in loss of control of the airplane.Sep 29, 2012 · Substantial damage