# Accident 20230527016779A: Cessna 180, Minden, NV, May 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0025° N, 119.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0025&lon=-119.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180MK) (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: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 14 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230527016779A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT TO AN INTENDED FULL-STOP LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED SHIFT IN THE WINDS CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE TIMELY CONTROL INPUTS TO CORRECT THIS YAWING MOTION AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ONTO ITS LEFT MAIN WHEEL CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR23LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA367), May 27, 2023: Cessna 180 (N180MK), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering headwind.

## Other reports on N180MK (2)

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

- [Incident 20061025021339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061025021339I), Oct 25, 2006: Cessna 180 (N180MK), Boise, ID. (-23) The VFR private pilot departed richland, was on a cross-country flight to Idaho falls, ID. The pilot stated he was unable to proceed due to deteriorating…
- [Incident 19930124007259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930124007259I), Jan 24, 1993: Cessna 180 (N180MK), Holcombe, WI, Minor damage. Pilot was attempting a landing on a snow covered lake. Not equiped with skis. Overturned on rollout.

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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