# NTSB SEA01LA069: Cessna 180H, N2780X, Coeur d'Alene, ID, March 27, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 27, 2001, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Coeur d'Alene, ID - Coordinates: 47.589572, -116.910423 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5896&lon=-116.9104&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Spokane FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52058 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA01LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52058/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA069 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted takeoff. A factor was gusty crosswinds. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - aborted - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - Nose over, takeoff ## Analysis The pilot reported that he performed an intersection takeoff from runway 23. He indicated that the wind at the time was from 140 degrees at 10 knots, with gusts to 15 knots. He stated that during the takeoff roll, he felt the tail raise, and aborted takeoff by "chopping power." The pilot reported that the aircraft's left wingtip then hit and the aircraft went up on its nose, striking its propeller. The pilot reported on his NTSB accident report that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved in the accident. ## Factual narrative On March 27, 2001, about 0830 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 180H, N2780X, was substantially damaged in a ground loop and subsequent nose over during an aborted takeoff attempt from runway 23 at Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The private pilot, who owned the aircraft and was its sole occupant at the time, was not injured in the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the 14 CFR 91 local personal flight. The pilot reported that he performed the takeoff from intersection D. He indicated that the wind at the time was from 140 degrees at 10 knots, with gusts to 15 knots, and that he listened to the airport's Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) prior to takeoff. He stated that he "rolled with [aileron] & rudder correction to the left." He stated that he felt the tail raise, and aborted takeoff by "chopping power." The pilot reported that the aircraft's left wingtip then hit and the aircraft went up on its nose, striking its propeller. The pilot reported on his NTSB accident report that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved in the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2780X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2780X), registered now, S/N 18051580, built 1965 (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: 18051580 - Airframe hours: 8313.8 - Engines: Western Skyways O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 16, 2001, 22.8 hours before - Departed: COE, Coeur d'Alene, ID - Airport: COE, Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal, runway 23, 7,400 × 140 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 13, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 1,236 total, 257 in this make and model, 1,236 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °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 20010327005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010327005629A), Mar 27, 2001: Cessna 180, Coeur D Alene, ID, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was taking off on runway 23 from intersection of "d" taxiway (approx. 3500' remaining). Wind was steady at 160 degrees and nine… ## Other investigations on N2780X (2) 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 WPR13LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA005), Oct 7, 2012: Cessna 180H (N2780X), St Maries, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal… - [NTSB SEA00LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA139), Jul 22, 2000: Cessna 180H (N2780X), Hailey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to adequately compensate for wind 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.