# NTSB DEN82DA085: Cessna 180, N9957N, Cut Bank, MT, May 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: May 13, 1982, 18:00 local (May 14, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Cut Bank, MT
- Coordinates: 48.649063, -112.84027 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6491&lon=-112.8403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70387/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA085

## 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 - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY EVEN THOUGH HE USED LEFT RUDDER. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SHALLOW DITCH AND WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 10 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9957N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9957N), registered now, S/N 18052612, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18052612
- Airframe hours: 944
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Meriwether Farms Inc
- Registered owner: Meriwether Farms Inc
- Departed: CUTBANK, MT
- Destination: CUTBANK, MT
- Airport: Private Airstrip, runway 27

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 5,414 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 10 knots
- Visibility: 80 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820513016149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513016149A), May 13, 1982: Cessna 180, Cut Bank, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft flipped inverted off side of 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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