- Date
- June 15, 2014, 19:15 local (Jun 16, 2014, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Springview, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1545CCessna 180
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 2014
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20140615009479A
- Case key
- 89478
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot landed on runway 31 (2,200 feet x 200 feet, turf). The wind was 260 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The pilot said the landing was "not good." The airplane ground looped to the right and nosed over.
Factual narrative
The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he departed Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU), Columbus, Nebraska, and flew to Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport (8V2), Atkinson, Nebraska; then to Rock County Airport (KRBE), Bassett, Nebraska; then to Springview Municipal Airport (9V1), Springview, Nebraska. The pilot told the inspector that he landed on runway 31 (2,200 feet x 200 feet, turf). The wind was 260 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The pilot said the landing was "not good." The airplane ground looped to the right and nosed over. Both wing tips were damaged, the left wing lift strut was buckled, and the left main landing gear attach point was wrinkled. The pilot fractured his ankle in the process of extricating himself from the airplane. According to the FAA inspector, he checked with the Nebraska State Department of Aeronautics and discovered 9V1 was no longer a state recognized airport and is not identified on current aeronautical sectional charts or in airport directories. About 7 to 8 years ago, the owners didn't renew their state license and/or and the airport did not pass a state inspection. According to the pilot, however, he leases the airport from the Village of Springview for one dollar per year and maintains the grass strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1545C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30245
- Built
- 1953
- Engine
- Cont Motor O-470-A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stuart Cromwell LLC
- Registered owner
- Stuart Cromwell LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- KRBE · Bassett, NE
- Destination
- 9V1 · Springview, NE
- Airport
- 9V1 · Springview, runway 31, 2,200 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Injuries
- Serious
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- Lap only
- Flight hours
- 1,499 total · 1,200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Observed at
- KANW, 19 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 24, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 51 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.