# Accident 20250326002499A: Cessna 180, San Carlos, CA, March 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2025, 11:50 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5126° N, 122.2503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5126&lon=-122.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180ZR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180ZR) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,242 total, 1,297 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250326002499A

## Narrative

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

IN A TRAINING FLIGHT FOR THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE, A CESSNA 180 PERFORMED A THREE-POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT SAN CARLOS AIRPORT. ROLLING OUT AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT AND DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH AILERON AND RUDDER CONTROL INPUT SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT A GROUND LOOP WHICH WAS CONFINED WITHIN THE RUNWAY WIDTH. LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND HUB OF LEFT MAIN WHEEL ALL CONTACTED THE SURFACE. THE CHANGING WIND WAS DIRECTLY FROM THE PLANE'S RIGHT AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 18 KTS.

(KSQL 261856Z 20010G18KT 10SM SCT022 17/10 A3000

KSQL 261850Z 17013KT 10SM SCT022 17/10 A3000)

## 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 WPR25LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA119), Mar 26, 2025: Cessna 180 (N180ZR), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with crosswind conditions.

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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