# NTSB FTW89LA046: Cessna 180B, N59KM, Nocona, TX, January 31, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 31, 1989, 15:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place: Nocona, TX
- Location: 33.7836° N, 97.7302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nocona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7836&lon=-97.7302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW89LA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22832/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA046

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA/OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS BY LANDING IN EXCESS OF THE CROSSWIND CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE 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 - gusts (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - performance data - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)
  - object - other

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59KM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59KM-1990-02-13), registration cancelled 1990-02-13, S/N 50590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50590
- Airframe hours: 4795
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-480-K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Matthews, Kenneth R.
- Registered owner: Mathews, Kenneth R.
- Last inspection: Annual, December 5, 1988, 6 hours before
- Departed: DAL, DALLAS, TX
- Airport: F48, Nocona, runway 14, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 13,000 total, 344 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19890131001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131001679A), Jan 31, 1989: Cessna 180B, Nacona, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in crosswind. Hit pipe in tall grass and severed left gear. Wind component factor.

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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