# Accident 20190420003109A: Cessna 180J, Reedsburg, WI, April 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2019, 14:52 local time
- Place: Reedsburg, WI
- Airport: Reedsburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5258° N, 89.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5258&lon=-89.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,289 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190420003109A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 20, 2019, AT 1452 CST, A CESSNA 180J N59DW WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ON LANDING AT THE REEDSBURG WISCONSIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE APPLIED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE PROPELLER, RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND RIGHT WINGTIP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER AN AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA19CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA218), Apr 20, 2019: Cessna 180 (N59DW), Reedsburg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent improper brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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