# Accident 20171110018459A: Cessna 180, Panama City, FL, November 10, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2017, 11:05 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6574A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 261 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171110018459A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING A VFR FLIGHT FROM KGKT TO KECP.  UPON ARRIVAL AT KECP, ATIS WAS REPORTING WINDS OF 010 AT 13 GUSTING TO 17.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34.  AIRMAN REPORTS THAT, DURING THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING LEFT AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER.  AIRMAN TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN WHEELS. RIGHT WING SUDDENLY LIFTED, POSSIBLY DUE TO GUSTING WINDS. LEFT WING TIP TOUCHED AND DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY.  PILOT STATES THAT DRAGGING WING TIP ALSO CAUSED THE NOSE TO GO OVER AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE CONE ONTO ITS BACK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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