- Date
- February 1, 2003, 18:15 local (Feb 2, 2003, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Klamath Falls, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N59180Cessna 180 B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA - FSDO
- FAA report
- 20030201000699A
- Case key
- 56425
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while landing.
Analysis
The private pilot reported that he completed a go-around to runway 32 due to wind conditions. After the go-around, the pilot made a second approach and landed on runway 32. He reported that during the landing rollout, while retracting the flaps, the airplane's left wing "came up." The pilot reported that he tried to compensate with full control inputs, however, the airplane nosed-over resulting in substantial damage. At 1753, the official weather observation station located at the Klamath Falls Airport, reported winds from 290 degrees at 9 knots. No mechanical difficulties or malfunctions were reported.
Factual narrative
On February 1, 2003, about 1815 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 180B, N59180, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Klamath Falls International Airport, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal/pleasure cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14 CFR, Part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had been activated for the cross-country flight that originated from Red Bluff, California.
The pilot reported that he completed a go-around to runway 32 due to wind conditions. After the go-around, the pilot made a second approach and landed on runway 32. He reported that during the landing rollout, while retracting the flaps, the airplane's left wing "came up." The pilot reported that he tried to compensate with full control inputs, however, the airplane nosed-over resulting in substantial damage.
At 1753, the official weather observation station located at the Klamath Falls Airport, reported winds from 290 degrees at 9 knots.
No mechanical difficulties or malfunctions were reported.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59180
- Reported as
- Cessna 180 B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50582
- Airframe hours
- 3,126
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory A. Koskela
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 2002 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- RBL · Red Bluff, CA
- Destination
- LMT · Klamath Falls, OR
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- LMT · Klamath Falls International, runway 32, 10,300 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- December 10, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 539 total · 34 in this make and model · 481 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Observed at
- KLMT
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 17, 2003, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 422 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N59180 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.