# NTSB FTW88LA159: Cessna 180H, N9730G, Welsh, LA, September 1, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Coordinates: 30.23031, -92.809928 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2303&lon=-92.8099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA159
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22682/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA159

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS LANDING THE TAILWHEEL TYPE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 6 WHILE THE WINDS WERE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IT BALLOONED SEVERAL FEET, TOUCHED ON THE LEFT WHEEL, THEN THE LEFT WING TIP AND FLIPPED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9730G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9730G), registered now, S/N 18052230 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18052230
- Airframe hours: 5035
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Miller, Robert H.
- Registered owner: Miller, R. H.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 1988, 18 hours before
- Departed: NONE, EUNICE, LA
- Airport: 6R1, Welsh, runway 6, 2,700 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 387 total, 77 in this make and model, 387 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- 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 19880901037019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901037019A), Sep 1, 1988: Cessna 180H, Welsh, LA, Substantial damage. Hard crosswind landing. Ballooned and right wing went up. Left wing hit ground. Nosed over. Had quartering tailwind.

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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