20240228002089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Alexandria, LA · February 28, 2024

Date: February 28, 2024 · 15:45 local
Place: Alexandria, LA
Airport: Esler Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7770K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA126
Reported as: Cessna 180J
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 365 total360 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

N7770KRegistered now · Cessna 180JS/N 18052726 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 180J Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot of aircraft privacy data omitted, a Cessna 180J, indicated they departed dauphin island, al(4R9) at approximately 1348CST on February 28, 2024 enroute to waco regional airport, waco, Texas with a scheduled fuel stop and overnight stay in Alexandria Esler Regional Airport, Alexandria, LA. After touchdown on runway 09 a gust of wind from the left caused the plane to veer to the right. Pilot indicated the speed of the plane was too slow for the flight controls to be effective. The aircraft veered off to the right and ground looped at the right edge of the tarmac. This resulted in substantial damage to the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer and right elevator. No damage to airport property and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OF AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 180J, INDICATED THEY DEPARTED DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL(4R9) AT APPROXIMATELY 1348CST ON FEBRUARY 28, 2024 ENROUTE TO WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT, WACO, TEXAS WITH A SCHEDULED FUEL STOP AND OVERNIGHT STAY IN ALEXANDRIA ESLER REGIONAL AIRPORT, ALEXANDRIA, LA. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 09 A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT CAUSED THE PLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. PILOT INDICATED THE SPEED OF THE PLANE WAS TOO SLOW FOR THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO BE EFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED AT THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE TARMAC. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT ELEVATOR. NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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 CEN24LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAlexandria, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting crosswind.Feb 28, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7770K · 3

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

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