# NTSB SEA00LA153: Cessna 180, N222AK, Challis, ID, August 7, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 7, 2000, 10:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Challis, ID - Coordinates: 44.650402, -114.149719 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6504&lon=-114.1497&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49912 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA153 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49912/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA153 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors include variable winds during landing. ## 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 - variable wind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The commercial pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a dry paved runway. Shortly after touchdown, the airplane began to drift left of runway centerline. The pilot applied brakes and corrective action, however, the aircraft continued off the runway, encountered soft terrain adjacent to the runway and nosed over. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were variable at 10 knots. He also reported that he had not experienced any mechanical difficulties or failures with the aircraft that may have contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On August 7, 2000, about 1050 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180, N222AK, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll on runway 16, at Challis Municipal Airport, Challis, Idaho. The commercial pilot was uninjured, however, his passenger received minor injuries. The airplane is registered to and operated by the commercial pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal/pleasure flight under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The flight originated from Pullman, Washington, approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes prior to the accident. There was no fire and no report of ELT activation. In a written statement, the pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, during the landing roll, the aircraft began to drift left of runway centerline. The pilot applied brakes and corrective action, however, the aircraft continued off the runway, encountered soft terrain adjacent to the runway and nosed over. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings and the empennage. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were variable at 10 knots. He also reported that he had not experienced any mechanical difficulties or failures with the aircraft that may have contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N222AK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222AK), registered now, S/N 30097, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30097 - Airframe hours: 6327 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert C. St. Clair - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 28, 2000, 10 hours before - Departed: PUW, PULLMAN, WA - Destination: LLJ - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: LLJ, Challis, runway 16, 4,600 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,500 total, 65 in this make and model, 3,300 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 65° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: LLJ ## 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 20000807005889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000807005889A), Aug 7, 2000: Cessna 180, Challiis, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot allowed aircraft to drift off to one side of the runway tried to correct with brake and aircraft nosed over. From the NTSB's public API. 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