- Date
- November 14, 1991, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shenandoah, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2776XCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911114061969A
- Case key
- 15377
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. An associated factor is the pilot's lack of experience in this type operation (crosswind takeoffs).
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The private pilot reported he lost directional control while attempting to take off in a quartering left crosswind. He said, 'I believe I pushed the tail up too soon and did not have sufficient airspeed to counter a gust of wind which pushed the aircraft to the right. The landing gear collapsed and the aircraft was damaged as it hit the pavement.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2776X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051576
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kaufman, Stephen C,Yogi Comp.
- Registered owner
- Kaufman, Stephen C,Yogi Comp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SDA · Shenandoah, runway 22, 4,100 × 75 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 390 total · 100 in this make and model · 330 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.