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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180G · Stevens Point, WI · June 8, 2023

Date: June 8, 2023 · 18:00 local
Place: Stevens Point, WI
Airport: Stevens Point Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N223WH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA236
Reported as: Cessna 180G
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 484 total14 in this make and model

N223WHRegistered now · Cessna 180GS/N 18051355 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 180G Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Following a normal landing on runway 30, on rollout the aircraft picked up a sudden crosswind from the right. The pilot attempted to counteract the crosswind, but the aircraft veered right and the left wing struck the runway. The aircraft incurred substantial structural damage to the left wing. The left aileron and left horizontal stabilizer were also damaged.

As the FAA filed it

FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 30, ON ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT PICKED UP A SUDDEN CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT THE CROSSWIND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT AILERON AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE ALSO DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStevens Point, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway.Jun 8, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N223WH · 1

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

Accident 20040331006109ALevel Off Touchdown · Eagle River, WI(-23) The pilot of CE-180, N223WH on 3/31/04, departed the Eagle River airport (egv) in order to fly local, to meet the 90 day proficiency requirements. He entered the egv traffic pattern to make his take off and landings. His first landing did not feel right…Mar 31, 2004 · Substantial damage