# NTSB MIA02LA088: Cessna 180, N180CW, Canton, MS, April 21, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 21, 2002, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC) - Place: Canton, MS - Coordinates: 32.43861, -90.103057 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4386&lon=-90.1031&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 26, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54564 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA088 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54564/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54564 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA088 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing which resulted in the airplane departing the runway, and the subsequent impact with a ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis According to the pilot the airplane touched down on the first 20 percent of a 3,000-foot runway, rolled about 1,000 feet, at 20 knots of ground speed, and began to drift to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the situation by applying full left rudder and braking, however he could not correct the right turn. The airplane turned about 120 degrees before the right main landing gear dropped into a ditch, and the left wing made contact with a gravel road. The pilot estimated that at the time of the accident "the cross wind component was "8 knots." ## Factual narrative On April 21, 2002, about 1420 central daylight time, a Cessna 180, N180CW, registered to and operated by an individual, struck a ditch during the ground roll after landing at a private airstrip near Canton, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot, and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight had departed from Lakeview, Arkansas, about 1200. According to the pilot the duration of the flight was 2.3 hours, and "uneventful until landing roll out. He said the airplane touched down on the first 20 percent of a 3,000-foot runway. After rolling about 1,000 feet at "20 knots of ground speed," the airplane began to drift to the right. He attempted to correct the situation by applying full left rudder and braking; however, he was "unable to correct the steadily increasing right turn." The airplane turned about 120 degrees before the right main landing gear "dropped" into a ditch, and the left wing made contact with a gravel road. The pilot estimated that at the time of the accident "the cross wind component was "8 knots." ## Aircraft - Registration: N180CW (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 31438 - Airframe hours: 4954 - Engines: Continental O-470K 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 5, 2002, 5 hours before - Departed: 3MO, LAKEVIEW, AR - Destination: Canton, MS - Airport: NONE, Follin Field (PVT), runway 9, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 14, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 13,000 total, 495 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Wind: 190° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: JAN ## 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 20020421005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020421005659A), Apr 21, 2002: Cessna 180, Canton, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing aircraft slid on runway into a ditch on right side of runway. (.19) on April 21, 2002, about 1420 central daylight time, a Cessna 180, N180CW,… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 29, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54564. 378 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 337 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432522&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Supplement S (item 2, .PDF, 41 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40163693&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Supplement%20S-Master.PDF 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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