# NTSB NYC06CA183: Cessna 180H, N123GT, Blue Bell, PA, February 26, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 26, 2006, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Blue Bell, PA
- Coordinates: 40.1375, -75.264999
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1375&lon=-75.2650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06CA183
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64203/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA183

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in the right wing contacting the runway.  A factor was the crosswind.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - runway

## Analysis

According to the pilot, he had applied full control deflection in order to correct for the wind during the landing approach.  During the landing flare, the crosswind shifted to a different direction and the pilot "lost control" of the airplane.  The right wing tip contacted the runway which resulted in substantial damage.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot of the Cessna 180, he had applied full control deflection in order to correct for the wind during the landing approach.  During the landing flare, the crosswind shifted to a different direction and the pilot "lost control" of the airplane.  The right wing tip contacted the runway which resulted in substantial damage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123GT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123GT-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 18051689, built 1966 (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: 18051689
- Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 7N8, Bally, PA
- Destination: LOM, Blue Bell, PA
- Airport: LOM, Wings Field Airport, runway 6

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 2,517 total, 582 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 12 knots, gusting 17

## 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 20060226021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060226021569A), Feb 26, 2006: Cessna 180H, Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Accident occurred at Wings field when pilot landed and got a gust of wind causing the aircraft to ground loop and strike a wing tip. The wing spar was…

## Other investigations on N123GT (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 GAA17CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA154), Feb 19, 2017: Cessna 180 (N123GT), Bally, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions.

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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