# NTSB NYC82DA211: Cessna 180G, N197V, Dubois, PA, August 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 28, 1982, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Dubois, PA
- Coordinates: 41.140377, -78.72953 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1404&lon=-78.7295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA211
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70511/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA211

## 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 - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll
- Nose down, landing - roll

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 WITH THE WIND FROM 330 DEGREES AT 18 KTS. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND, HE PREPARED HIMSELF FOR A RIGHT WING LOW LANDING. HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED TO ROUND OUT, THE WIND WENT CALM. THEREFORE, HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND MADE A 3-POINT LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE STARTED MOVING TO THE RIGHT, AS THE CROSSWIND INCREASED, AND HE CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED RAPIDLY INTO THE AIR AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON AND ADDED POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID A SHORT DISTANCE ON ITS NOSE AND STOPPED IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N197V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197V), registered now, S/N 18051416, 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: 180-51416
- Airframe hours: 923
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: General Engineering Assoc., In
- Registered owner: General Engineering Assoc., In
- Departed: CLARION, PA
- Destination: DUBOIS, PA
- Airport: DUJ, Dubois-Jefferson County, runway 25, 5,505 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,635 total, 275 in this make and model, 1,570 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- 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 19820828042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828042239A), Aug 28, 1982: Cessna 180G, Dubois, PA, Substantial damage. Apparent change in wind conditions during flare out caused hard landing and substantial damage.

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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