# Accident 20181229021889A: Cessna 180, Bend, OR, December 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2018, 14:27 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend Municiple Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0944° N, 121.2003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0944&lon=-121.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7757C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7757C) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,524 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181229021889A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WENT ON A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WITH SOME CHILDREN. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND PUSHED HIM OFF CENTERLINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT IMPACTED A GRAVEL PILE BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.

## 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 GAA19CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA111), Dec 29, 2018: Cessna 180 (N7757C), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control 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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