# NTSB NYC82DA218: Cessna 180J, N46173, Frankfort, NY, September 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 6, 1982, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Frankfort, NY
- Location: 43.0161° N, 75.1695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANKFORT-HIGHLAND (6B4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0161&lon=-75.1695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA218
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70740/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA218

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose down, landing - roll

## Analysis

REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND DURING THE LANDING WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE PROPELLER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46173](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46173), registered now, S/N 18052404, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 180-52404
- Airframe hours: 473
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-474R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Edward Gregory
- Registered owner: Edward Gregory
- Departed: 6B4, FRANKFORT, NY
- Destination: 6B4, FRANKFORT, NY
- Airport: 6B4, Frankfort-Highland, runway 31, 2,500 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 73 total, 44 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F

## 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 19820906044939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906044939A), Sep 6, 1982: Cessna 180J, Frankfort, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing.

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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