# Incident 20170303002419I: Cessna 180E, Yakima, WA, March 3, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2017, 12:54 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8678X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8678X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 14 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170303002419I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND WITH WINDS VARIABLE AND GUSTY.  THE PILOT REPORTED MAKING CROSSWIND CORRECTIONS DURING THE APPROACH FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND.  AT TOUCHDOWN THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO DESCEND AND STRIKE THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND CONTINUED THE LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8678X (1)

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

- [Accident 20201002015079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201002015079A), Oct 2, 2020: Cessna 180E (N8678X), Princeton, OR, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he departed from moses lake about 0900 with an estimated 44 gallons of fuel on board. During cruise flight down to the destination, he…

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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