# NTSB DEN92LA044: Cessna 180, N3328D, Erie, CO, March 24, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 24, 1992, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Erie, CO
- Coordinates: 40.019203, -105.040679 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0192&lon=-105.0407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN92LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18205/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA044

## Probable cause

A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING ROLL.  A FACTOR WAS:  A 27 KNOT CROSSWIND GUST.

## 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 (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

WHILE CONDUCTING A LANDING WITH A 27 KNOT GUSTING DIRECT CROSSWIND, THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.  CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH WHERE IT OVERTURNED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3328D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3328D), registered now, S/N 32126, 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 IO-550-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-f) (registry code 17211, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32126
- Airframe hours: 1200
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-J 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Stanley H. Peterson, Jr.
- Registered owner: Stanley H. Peterson, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, January 2, 2000, 20 hours before
- Departed: IV5, BOULDER, CO
- Airport: 48V, Tri County, runway 33, 4,700 × 60 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 12,000 as pilot in command, 210 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 18 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19920324007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920324007869A), Mar 24, 1992: Cessna 180, Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll. Left the runway. Overturned in a ditch. Crosswind exceeded crosswind component.

## Other investigations on N3328D (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 CHI82DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA069), Feb 19, 1982: Cessna 180 (N3328D), New Richland, MN, substantial damage

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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