# NTSB CEN09CA564: Cessna 180G, N1250W, Canby, MN, September 7, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 7, 2009, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Canby, MN - Coordinates: 44.728054, -96.262222 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7281&lon=-96.2622&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 15, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-MSP-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74667 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA564 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74667/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74667 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA564 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswinds. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane encountered a gust of wind from the south/southeast while landing on Runway 12. The left wing struck the runway and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway where the right wing struck the ground and the airplane came to rest. The pilot reported that the automated weather reporting system reported winds from 150 degrees at 12 knots. Approximately 1 hour prior to the accident, the closest weather reporting station, located about 45 miles northwest of the accident airport, reported winds from 160 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 25 knots. ## Factual narrative The airplane encountered a gust of wind from the south/southeast while landing on runway 12. The left wing struck the runway and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway where the right wing struck the ground and the airplane came to rest. The pilot reported the automated weather reporting system (AWOS) was reporting winds from 150 degrees at 12 knots. Approximately 1 hour prior to the accident, the closest weather reporting station located about 45 miles northwest of the accident airport was reporting winds from 160 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 25 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1250W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1250W), registered now, S/N 18051429, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G - Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18051249 - Airframe hours: 2698 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Scherff Lewis H - Registered owner: Scherff Lewis H - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 12, 2008, 86 hours before - Departed: CUT, Custer, SD - Destination: CNB, Canby, MN - Airport: CNB, Myers Field Airport, runway 12, 4,400 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 9, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 984 total, 526 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 14 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: ATY, 45 nm away ## 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 20090907049379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090907049379A), Sep 7, 2009: Cessna 180G, Canby, MN, Substantial damage. During landing the pilot experienced a gust of wind from the right side of the aircraft which caused the right wing to pitch up and the left wing tip to strike… ## Other investigations on N1250W (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 CHI06LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA101), Mar 26, 2006: Cessna 180G (N1250W), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the airport… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 1, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74667. 573 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 573 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40319416&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.