# Accident 20181003019419A: Cessna 180, Hailey, ID, October 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2018, 11:24 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5067° N, 114.2994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5067&lon=-114.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BG) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,552 total, 987 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181003019419A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED TAKEOFF FROM RWY 31 FULL LENGTH, CORRECTING FOR LEFT CROSSWIND, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST WHEN LIFTING TAIL. PIC ATTEMPTED TO ARREST SWERVE TO THE LEFT WITH HARD APPLICATION OF RIGHT BRAKE BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED RUNWAY SURFACE BACKWARDS. RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED FROM RIGHT WHEEL. RIGHT WHEEL RIM DUG INTO SOFT GRAVEL ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AT LANDING GEAR MOUNT, BROKEN RIGHT FORWARD DOOR FRAME AND BUCKLED RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR.

## 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 GAA19CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA005), Oct 3, 2018: Cessna 180 (N180BG), Hailey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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