# Accident 20260816011949A: Cessna 180, Mccall, ID, August 16, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9299° N, 116.1736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9299&lon=-116.1736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2984C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2984C) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260816011949A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/16/2026 AROUND 11:00 LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 16 AT KMYL AIRPORT IN MCCALL IDAHO. AIRPORT EMPLOYEES REPORTED TO WHITNESS THE AIRCRAFT PORPUS UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND PROGRESS INTO A NOSE OVER ATTITUDE AND SLIDE TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND APPLIED RH BRAKE TO COMPENSATE. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT. HE THEN APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD AND LEFT OVER THE NOSE WHILE THE RIGHT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON IT'S NOSE AND CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY 1220' FROM THE START OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS OBERVED TO THE PROPELLERS, SPINNER, ENGINE FIREWALL, LANDING GEAR BOX, AND RIGHT HAND WING SPAR. NO INJURIES REPORTED TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR26LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA304), Aug 16, 2026: Cessna 180 (N2984C), McCall, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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