# Accident 20250220001089A: Cessna 180A, Waterville, WA, February 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2025, 14:00 local time
- Place: Waterville, WA
- Airport: Waterville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6560° N, 120.0565° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6560&lon=-120.0565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7792A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7792A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,770 total, 7 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250220001089A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, IMPACTED SNOW BERM AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING.  DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR25LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA104), Feb 20, 2025: Cessna 180A (N7792A), Waterville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

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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