20250731011529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Elk City, ID · July 31, 2025

Date
July 31, 2025 · 18:45 local
Place
Elk City, ID
Airport
Elk City Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52175
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA235
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,798 total261 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was departing south on runway 17. Pilot stated aircraft required left aileron input to keep on runway. Pilot stated aircraft was hit with a wind gust from the left forcing the right wing to drop contacting the turf and skewing the aircraft to the right where the aircraft then departed the elevated runway and ran into lower terrain, shearing the right gear and causing a nose over prop strike and damage to right wing and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING SOUTH ON RUNWAY 17. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT REQUIRED LEFT AILERON INPUT TO KEEP ON RUNWAY. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT FORCING THE RIGHT WING TO DROP CONTACTING THE TURF AND SKEWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE ELEVATED RUNWAY AND RAN INTO LOWER TERRAIN, SHEARING THE RIGHT GEAR AND CAUSING A NOSE OVER PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N52175 · 1

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