# Incident 20180816014329I: Cessna 180J, Westerly, RI, August 16, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERLY STATE (WST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 990 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180816014329I

## Narrative

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

WITH MINIMAL CROSSWIND FACTOR, ON FINAL PILOT WAS CRABBING SLIGHTLY LEFT. 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND HE INPUTED SLIGHT LEFT BANK AND RIGHT RUDDER TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. A WHHEL LANDING WAS MADE WITH A SLIGHT BOUNCE. PILOT APPLIED NOSE DOWN TO "PASTE" THE LEFT WHEEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WHEEL THEN BOUNCED AND CAUSED A LEFT BANK THAT CONTINUED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE SPUN 90 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N46173 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820906044939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906044939A), Sep 6, 1982: Cessna 180J (N46173), Frankfort, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost 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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