# Accident 20220927017259A: Cessna C180, Hermiston, OR, September 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2022, 07:45 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8281° N, 119.2591° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8281&lon=-119.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2452F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2452F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,105 total, 900 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220927017259A

## Narrative

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

STABILIZED STRAIGHT IN APPROACH

WHEEL LANDED AIRCRAFT

WHEN TAIL TOUCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY VEERED RIGHT.

GROUND LOOP ENSUED

## 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 WPR22LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA367), Sep 27, 2022: Cessna 180H (N2452F), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, 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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