# NTSB CHI91LA198: Cessna 180, N2755C, Grayling, MI, June 21, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1991, 16:12 local (20:12 UTC)
- Place: Grayling, MI
- Coordinates: 44.650302, -84.699859 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6503&lon=-84.6999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA198
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA198

## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

ON LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 14 DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  WIND AT AN AIRPORT 25 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE SOUTH 22 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED WIND OF 080 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2755C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2755C), registered now, S/N 31902, built 1955 (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: 31902
- Airframe hours: 3428
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-A 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James D. Albers
- Registered owner: James D. Albers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 1991, 20 hours before
- Departed: PTK, PONTIAC, MI
- Airport: SSD, Grayling, runway 14, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 7,472 total, 45 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Observed at: HTL, 25 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 19910621023349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621023349A), Jun 21, 1991: Cessna 180, Grayling, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing and ground looped. Collapsed right gear. Blamed helicopter wash. Not sustantiated.

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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