# Accident 20150816013989A: Cessna 180H, Ione, OR, August 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2015, 16:10 local time
- Place: Ione, OR
- Airport: Jepsen Farm Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3303° N, 119.7797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3303&lon=-119.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28RR-2017-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816013989A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED THE CESSNA 180 AT A FARM STRIP NEAR IONE OREGON.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FINAL REST UPSIDE DOWN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTENDED LANDING STRIP.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED EAGLE NEST RANCH AIRPORT, A PRIVATE STRIP LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN EAGLE CREEK OR 4 MILES NW OF ESTACADA OREGON.   THREE PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD INCLUDING THE PILOT.  THE FLIGHT ADDED A STOP AT MULINO FOR FUEL.  THE FINAL DESTINATION WAS JEPSEN FARM AIRSTRIP WHICH IS LOCATED ON A FARM OWNED BY A FRIEND OF THE PILOT FLYING.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THERE WAS A SLIGHT TAILWIND AND THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND UPHILL WITH THE TAILWIND.  THE LANDING WAS A 3-POINT LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND BRAKING BUT WAS UNABLE TO REESTABLISH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD ENDED UP WITH MINOR INJURIES AND WALKED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT CALLED FOR HELP FROM HIS CELL PHONE.  HELP ARRIVED AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER INCIDENT

## 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 GAA15CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA231), Aug 16, 2015: Cessna 180H (N28RR), Ione, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N28RR (1)

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

- [Accident 20130725014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130725014609A), Jul 25, 2013: Cessna 180H (N28RR), Greencastle, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on runway 18 at (4I7) Greencastle Indiana. During the landing rollout, and approximately midway down the runway, the aircraft veered sharply to…

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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