# NTSB LAX08CA218: Cessna 180G, N98FC, Heber, UT, June 29, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 29, 2008, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC) - Place: Heber, UT - Coordinates: 40.481666, -111.428611 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4817&lon=-111.4286&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68389 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA218 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68389/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA218 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind weather conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 180G, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072616), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot said that he obtained the landing weather conditions from the local Automated Weather Observing System as he approached the airport. The winds were reported to be 290 degrees at 9 knots. He entered the traffic pattern for runway 21, and executed two low approaches before making a three-point full stop landing. During the landing rollout, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped to the right. Subsequently the left main landing gear was bent inward, the outer approximate 3.5 feet of the left wing and aileron were bent up approximately 30 degrees, and the left elevator was scrapped and wrinkled. ## Factual narrative The pilot said that as he approached the airport, he obtained the landing weather conditions from the local Automated Weather Observing System. The winds were reported to be 290 degrees at 9 knots. He entered the traffic pattern for runway 21, and executed two low approaches before making a three-point full stop landing. During the landing rollout, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped to the right. Subsequently the left main landing gear was bent inward, the outer approximate 3.5 feet of the left wing and aileron were bent up approximately 30 degrees, and the left elevator was scrapped and wrinkled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N98FC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98FC-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 18051396, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180G - Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18051396 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: SPAR Investments LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SLC, Salt Lake City, UT - Destination: 36U, Heber, UT - Airport: 36U, Heber City Municipal Arpt, runway 21, 6,898 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,017 total, 38 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 9 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 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 20080629838729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629838729A), Jun 29, 2008: Cessna 180G, Heber, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot [privacy data omitted] ground looped his Cessna 180 upon landing on runway 21 in a crosswind. While ground looping to the left he damaged his left… ## Other investigations on N98FC (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 WPR09LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA167), Mar 27, 2009: Cessna 180G (N98FC), Wendover, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing as a result of the binding in one main landing gear brake assembly due to incorrect maintenance procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's… 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. 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