# Accident 20150630010129A: Cessna 180, Cahokia, IL, June 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2015, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5714° N, 90.1597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5714&lon=-90.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3888C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3888C) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150630010129A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:45 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N3888C, A CESSNA-180, SERIAL NUMBER 31036 WHILE ON ROLLOUT AFTER ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCPS). THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE SOUTH, ABOUT 3-5 MPH.  HE MADE A FULL STALL LANDING FROM ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY AND MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH RUDDER AND AILERON, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL LEFT RUDDER, WHICH HE SAID HAD NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TIPPED TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT OUTER WHEEL HALF WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH NEVER LEFT THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER OR ENGINE.

THE RUNWAY WAS DRY, VISIBILITY WAS GOOD WITH HAZE AND LIGHT WINDS.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 GAA15CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA183), Jun 30, 2015: Cessna 180 (N3888C), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N3888C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140519020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519020269A), May 19, 2014: Cessna 180 (N3888C), Sullivan, MO, Substantial damage. During landing touchdown the aircraft entered a ground loop due to strong wind gust. No passengers, no injuries, no prop strike, no engine stoppage, no wing…

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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