# NTSB ANC25LA114: Cessna 180, N9197C, Morgan, UT, September 27, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 27, 2025, 16:20 local (22:20 UTC) - Place: Morgan, UT · runway/airport environment - Coordinates: 41.147996, -111.76785 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1480&lon=-111.7678&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 201753 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC25LA114 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201753/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201753 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA114 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 64 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 65 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while on approach in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the windsocks and flags at the airport indicated the wind was light and variable. The approach and landing were stable and normal. During the landing roll out, a sudden gust of wind pushed the airplane sideways. The pilot attempted to correct with rudder and braking inputs, however, the airplane ground looped and came to rest near the edge of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9197C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9197C), registered now, S/N 31296, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 31296 - Year built: 1954 - Airframe hours: 6493 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 21, 2025 - Departed: 42U, Morgan, UT - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 42U, Morgan County, runway 21, 3,904 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 8, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 369 total, 177 in this make and model, 369 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Turbulence: Moderate - Observed at: KHIF, 9 nm away - METAR: METAR KHIF 272155Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 26/05 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02640048= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250927014899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250927014899A), Sep 27, 2025: Cessna 180, Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 22, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201753. 2.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19416309&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA114%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 476 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19416367&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA114%20Photos-Rel.pdf 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. 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