# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180H: Runway excursion

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA241.md): Cessna 180H · Port Angeles, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2026 · N3404Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC25LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA076.md): Cessna 180H · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2025 · N91393 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left rudder assembly which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA23WA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA232.md): Cessna 180H · Lolland, Denmark · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 5, 2023 · N9902V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR22LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA016.md): Cessna 180H · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 12, 2021 · N926LL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA19CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA378.md): Cessna 180 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2019 · N9939V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the left wing striking bushes. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distorted visual perception due to his flying with one seat cushion rather than the two…
- [NTSB GAA18CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA337.md): Cessna 180 · Kanab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2018 · N67WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA547.md): Cessna 180 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 21, 2017 · N180SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA154.md): Cessna 180 · Bally, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 19, 2017 · N123GT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC16CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA027.md): Cessna 180 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 14, 2016 · N2423F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loose dirt and gravel deposited in the center of the runway.
- [NTSB GAA15CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA231.md): Cessna 180H · Ione, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2015 · N28RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA15CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA112.md): Cessna 180 · Vichey, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2015 · N180SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC14CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA078.md): Cessna 180H · Nenana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2014 · N2419F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing during dark night conditions.
- [NTSB CEN12CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA185.md): Cessna 180H · Belle Chase, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 11, 2012 · N3424Y · Substantial damage
  > The bent tailwheel spring that allowed the tailwheel to caster when the airplane encountered a wind gust on landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR12CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA037.md): Cessna 180H · Snohomish, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 11, 2011 · N180LV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land in a high, gusting, variable wind.
- [NTSB WPR11CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA109.md): Cessna 180H · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2011 · N9067M · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's loss of airplane control during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072618')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '300' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence?model=2072618

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