# NTSB CEN23LA236: Cessna 180G, N223WH, Stevens Point, WI, June 8, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 8, 2023, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Stevens Point, WI - Coordinates: 44.545136, -89.530284 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5451&lon=-89.5303&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: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Milwaukee FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 192356 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA236 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192356/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192356 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA236 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway. ## 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 · 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) - [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) ## 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 180G, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: 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) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during the approach to the destination airport, the winds were reported as 040o and 340o at 8 kts. The pilot chose to land on runway 30 because the airport windsock was pointed almost straight down the runway. The airplane touched down smoothly during landing, and he had the control yoke back and the ailerons rotated slightly into the wind in anticipation of a crosswind. The pilot stated the crosswind came suddenly and lifted the right wing. He added left aileron and “strong” left rudder, but it was too late to regain control. The airplane ground looped and struck the runway surface. The airplane sustained substantial damage that included left wing damage inboard of the left wing tip, left aileron, and left elevator. The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by reducing flaps from 40o after landing and applying additional aileron control input. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N223WH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223WH), registered now, S/N 18051355, 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: 18051355 - Year built: 1964 - Airframe hours: 3012.5 - Engines: Continental O-470R-35A 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 5, 2023 - Departed: HLD, Hutchinson, MN - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: STE, Stevens Point Municipal Airport, runway 30, 3,535 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 18, 2023; seat: left; flight hours: 484 total, 14 in this make and model, 447 as pilot in command, 82 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: STE ## 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 20230608012829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230608012829A), Jun 8, 2023: Cessna 180G, Stevens Point, WI, Substantial damage. Following a normal landing on runway 30, on rollout the aircraft picked up a sudden crosswind from the right. The pilot attempted to counteract the crosswind,… ## Other investigations on N223WH (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 CHI04CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA094), Mar 31, 2004: Cessna 180 (N223WH), Long Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot flared improperly and failed to maintain directional control during landing. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 5, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192356. 4.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16110839&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20v2_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo log (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 316 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15875288&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Log-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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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