# NTSB CHI00LA233: Cessna 180, N1774C, Jeffersonville, IN, August 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 1, 2000, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Jeffersonville, IN - Coordinates: 38.310108, -85.759277 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3101&lon=-85.7593&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49878 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA233 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49878/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA233 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown ## Analysis The pilot reported he was practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 18 with the winds from 240 at 7 knots. The pilot reported that he made two wheel landings and one full stall landing without incident. He reported that on the fourth landing, which was going to be a full stall, the airplane bounced and became airborne. He continued to report that he let the airplane settle back to the runway in a three-point attitude. He reported the next thing he remembered was the airplane veered to the right, the left wing tip contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated the airplane stayed on the runway and he exited the airplane through the left side door. ## Factual narrative On August 1, 2000, at 1645 eastern standard time, a Cessna 180, N1774C, experienced a bounced landing and nose over during touchdown on runway 18 (5,500 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at the Clark County Airport, Jeffersonville, Indiana. The Airline Transport Rated pilot on board was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan was filed. The flight which originated at about 1605 eastern standard time from Louisville, Kentucky, was being operated as a personal flight under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported that he departed Bowman Airport in Louisville and flew to the Clark County Airport to practice takeoffs and landings. He reported that the winds at Louisville were from 240 degrees at 7 knots and that the winds at Clark County were about the same. The pilot reported that he made two wheel landings and one full stall landing without incident. He reported that on the fourth landing, which was going to be a full stall, the airplane bounced and became airborne. He continued to report that he let the airplane settle back to the runway in a three-point attitude. He reported the next thing he remembered was the airplane veered to the right, the left wing tip contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated the airplane stayed on the runway and he exited the airplane through the left side door. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1774C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1774C), registered now, S/N 30474, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30474 - Airframe hours: 2417 - Engines: Continental O-470-J 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles R. Kinslow, Jr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 17, 1999, 34 hours before - Departed: LOU, LOUISVILLE, KY - Destination: JVY - Airport: JVY, Clark County, runway 18, 5,500 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; flight engineer, military, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,644 total, 16 in this make and model, 1,108 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## 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 20000801040029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801040029A), Aug 1, 2000: Cessna 180, Jeffersonville, IN, No damage. (-23) On 8/12/2000, charles richard kinslow, departed bowman field (lou) for Clark County Airport (jvy) to practice landings in a Cessna 180. While attempting… ## Other investigations on N1774C (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 FTW99LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA043), Dec 3, 1998: Cessna 180 (N1774C), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's improper landing flare. 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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