# NTSB CEN14CA302: Cessna 180, N1545C, Springview, NE, June 16, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 15, 2014, 19:15 local (Jun 16, 2014, 00:15 UTC) - Place: Springview, NE - Coordinates: 42.819988, -99.739273 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8200&lon=-99.7393&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 14, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 89478 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA302 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89478/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89478 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA302 ## 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 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 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) - [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 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) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 180, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 180, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/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 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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1545C), registered now, S/N 30245, built 1953 (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: 30245 - Year built: 1953 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: serious; 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 ## 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 20140615009479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140615009479A), Jun 15, 2014: Cessna 180, Springview, NE, Substantial damage. On June 15, 2014, approximately 1815 central daylight time, a Cessna 180, N1545C, ground looped upon landing on runway 31 at Springview Municipal Airport… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 24, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89478. 51 KB in all. - Record of Conversation (item 1, .PDF, 51 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40414321&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-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.