# NTSB SEA03LA032: Cessna 180 B, N59180, Klamath Falls, OR, February 2, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 1, 2003, 18:15 local (Feb 2, 2003, 02:15 UTC) - Place: Klamath Falls, OR - Coordinates: 42.16098, -121.68048 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1610&lon=-121.6805&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 23, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 56425 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA03LA032 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56425/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=56425 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA032 ## Probable cause 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing ## Aircraft - Registration: [N59180](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59180), registered now, S/N 50582, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 B - Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 50582 - Airframe hours: 3126 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; 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 ## 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 20030201000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030201000699A), Feb 1, 2003: Cessna 180B, Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 1, 2003, about 1815 pacific standard time, a Cessna 180B, N59180, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Klamath Falls… ## Other investigations on N59180 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC15CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA068), Aug 30, 2015: Cessna 180B (N59180), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 17, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=56425. 422 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 422 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40178367&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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.