20250927014899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Morgan, UT · September 27, 2025

Date
September 27, 2025 · 16:20 local
Place
Morgan, UT
Airport
Morgan County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9197C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC25LA114
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
369 total177 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

After landing and during rollout on the runway, the aircraft was blown off the centerline by crosswind. Pilot attempted to correct with rudder and braking inputs however, at the reduced rollout speed the controls lost sufficient authority to counter the crosswind. The aircraft ground looped and came to rest near the edge of the runway. Causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Pilot certificates and endorsements were verified and found satisfactory. Airworthiness of the aircraft was verified and in airworthy condition at the time of flight.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLLOUT ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE CENTERLINE BY CROSSWIND. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND BRAKING INPUTS HOWEVER, AT THE REDUCED ROLLOUT SPEED THE CONTROLS LOST SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY TO COUNTER THE CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT CERTIFICATES AND ENDORSEMENTS WERE VERIFIED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERIFIED AND IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION AT THE TIME OF FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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