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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Dunseith, ND · September 1, 2021

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Date: September 1, 2021 · 13:50 local
Place: Dunseith, ND
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: C-FMFT
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 536 total453 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot was on his 3rd attempt to land in gusty winds when he lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft crashed in the grass 75 yards from the center line of runway 11. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Reported winds were 190 degrees at 20 knots gusting to 30 knots. The demonstrated crosswind component of the aircraft was exceeded by 11 knots.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON HIS 3RD ATTEMPT TO LAND IN GUSTY WINDS WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE GRASS 75 YARDS FROM THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 11. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. REPORTED WINDS WERE 190 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. THE DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXCEEDED BY 11 KNOTS.