# Accident 20130428008999A: Cessna 180, Bethel, ME, April 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, ME
- Airport: Bethel Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4253° N, 70.8100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4253&lon=-70.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180VW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180VW) (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: 420 total, 116 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130428008999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, LOST CROSSWIND AND THEN RETURNED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GO OFF RUNWAY. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOUND LEFT GEAR REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND LEFT WING BENT MIDWAY FROM GROUND STRIKE. ALSO PROP STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 ERA13CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA216), Apr 28, 2013: Cessna 180 (N180VW), Bethel, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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