# Accident 20220926020339A: Cessna 180, Williston, ND, September 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Williston Basin International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2528° N, 103.7436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2528&lon=-103.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93330, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93330) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 53 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220926020339A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS SOLO, PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE. UPON LANDING IN 7 KNOT WINDS WITH SLIGHT CROSSWIND, PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING ROLL OUT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING LEFT WING AND LEFT ELEVATOR.

## 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 CEN22LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA439), Sep 26, 2022: Cessna 180 (N93330), Williston, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N93330 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150812014961I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150812014961I), Aug 12, 2015: Cessna 180 (N93330), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Airman was preparing to taxi when the wind turned his aircraft parallel to the shoreline. Airman got out of the aircraft believing he had pulled the mixture to…
- [Accident 19730715019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730715019889A), Jul 15, 1973: Cessna 180 (N93330), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage

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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