# Accident 20200810013559A: Cessna 180J, Stanley, ID, August 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2020, 18:03 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Airport: Stanley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2128° N, 114.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2128&lon=-114.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9917N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9917N) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 350 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200810013559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS AT THE STANLEY IDAHO AIRPORT FOR A DAY OF FISHING.  HE AND HIS WIFE GOT BACK TO THE AIRPORT AROUND 1600 TO FLY OUT, BUT THERE WAS A STRONG CROSSWIND.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO WAIT FOR THE WIND TO CALM DOWN BEFORE HE WOULD LEAVE.  THEY WAITED A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE WIND DROPPED DOWN TO A 10 KNOT CROSSWIND.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE OFF.  HE SAID HE WAS STILL ANTICIPATING A STRONG CROSSWIND AND WAS READY ON THE CONTROLS. WHEN THE TAIL CAME OFF THE GROUND HE OVER CONTROLLED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CROSSWIND AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 WPR20CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA265), Aug 11, 2020: Cessna 180 (N9917N), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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