# NTSB SEA05CA152: Cessna 180, N90RW, McCall, ID, July 28, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 28, 2005, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC) - Place: McCall, ID - Coordinates: 43.89389, -116.102218 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8939&lon=-116.1022&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 62075 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05CA152 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62075/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA152 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - roll/run - Gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis Prior to departing from runway 16, the local weather reporting facility indicated the wind was 070 degrees at 6 knots. On the takeoff roll the aircraft's tail and left wing lifted from a gust of wind. The pilot attempted corrective action, however, the right wingtip and propeller struck the runway surface, and the right main landing gear collapsed. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 2005, approximately 1145 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180 single-engine airplane, N90RW, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during takeoff roll at the McCall Municipal Airport (MYL), McCall, Idaho. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The airline transport pilot and his sole passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned personal cross-country flight, which was to be conducted in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight, which was destined for Driggs, Idaho, was originating at the time of the accident. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) submitted to the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on Runway 16 he encountered a gust of wind just prior to lift-off. The pilot stated that either the tail and left wing lifted from a gust of wind, or the right main gear collapsed. The pilot further stated that the left aileron and full back-stick were held during the takeoff roll, and "...[the] aircraft went down on [the] right wing-tip and [the] propeller and aircraft cowl hit the runway." The pilot reported that just prior to the takeoff roll the automated weather reporting facility indicated the wind was 070 degrees at 6 knots. The airplane sustained damage to the right main landing gear, the right wingtip, the propeller, and the engine cowl. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N90RW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90RW-2012-10-29), registration cancelled 2012-10-29, S/N 30195, 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: 30195 - Engines: Continental O-470J reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Donald L. Ames - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MYL, McCall, ID - Destination: U59, Driggs, ID - Airport: MYL, McCall Municipal Airport, runway 16 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 14,582 total, 40 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20050728016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728016999A), Jul 28, 2005: Cessna 180, Mc Call, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 28, 2005 at approximately 1145 MDT, a Cessna 180, N90RW was taking off on runway 16 at myl with winds of 7 knots from 090 degrees as per AWOS… ## Other investigations on N90RW (1) 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 WPR12LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA418), Sep 14, 2012: Cessna 180 (N90RW), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: An uncommanded bank after takeoff followed by an aerodynamic stall. The reason for the uncommanded bank could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that… 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. 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