# NTSB CHI04CA094: Cessna 180, N223WH, Long Lake, WI, March 31, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 31, 2004, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Long Lake, WI
- Coordinates: 45.931667, -89.26889
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9317&lon=-89.2689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA094
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59033/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA094

## Probable cause

The pilot flared improperly and failed to maintain directional control during landing.

## 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 - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off the left side of the runway during landing.  The pilot reported the airplane ballooned after touch down.  The pilot added  "a little power" and continued flying for approximately 1,000 feet down the runway.  The airplane touched down right of the runway centerline and veered off the left side of the runway.  The pilot reported the wind was from the north and that it produced a right quartering headwind.

## Factual narrative

On March 31, 2004, at 1630 central standard time, a Cessna 180, N223WH, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the left side of runway 4 (4,996 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), at the Eagle River Union Airport (EGV), Eagle River, Wisconsin.  The private pilot was not injured.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed EGV at 1530 on a local flight.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.  No flight plan was filed.

The pilot reported the airplane ballooned after touch down.  The pilot added  "a little power" and continued flying for approximately 1,000 feet down the runway.  The airplane touched down right of the runway centerline and veered off the left side of the runway.  The pilot reported the wind was from the north and that it produced a right quartering headwind.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N223WH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223WH), registered now, S/N 18051355, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 180
- 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
- Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Calvin Peters
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: EGV, Long Lake, WI
- Destination: EGV, Long Lake, WI
- Airport: EGV, Eagle River Union, runway 4

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 395 total, 110 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20040331006109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040331006109A), Mar 31, 2004: Cessna 180G, Eagle River, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot of CE-180, N223WH on 3/31/04, departed the Eagle River airport (egv) in order to fly local, to meet the 90 day proficiency requirements. He…

## 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 CEN23LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA236), Jun 8, 2023: Cessna 180G (N223WH), Stevens Point, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway.

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.

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