# NTSB SEA06CA151: Cessna 180H, N89SJ, Hailey, ID, July 30, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 30, 2006, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Coordinates: 43.504444, -114.296112
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5044&lon=-114.2961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06CA151
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64248/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA151

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi, which resulted in a nose over.  A factor was the wind gust condition.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The pilot reported that while taxiing on the runway after landing he relaxed back pressure on the elevator and subsequently encountered a crosswind gust which picked up the left wing.  The pilot stated that the airplane then veered to the left, which lifted the left wing even further, resulting in the right wing striking the ground.  The airplane then nosed over and came to rest on the left side of the runway, inverted, and oriented on a southwest heading.  According to the local weather reporting system, a special observation at 1214 indicated wind 210 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that while taxiing on the runway after landing he relaxed back pressure on the elevator, subsequently encountering a crosswind gust which picked up the left wing.  The pilot stated that the airplane then veered to the left, which lifted the left wing even further, resulting in the right wing striking the ground.  The airplane then nosed over and came to rest on the left side of the runway, inverted, and oriented on a southwest heading.  According to the local weather reporting system, a special observation at 1214 indicated wind 210 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89SJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89SJ), registered now, S/N 18051923, built 1968 (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: 1805123
- Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael J. Kraynick
- Registered owner: Michael J. Kraynick
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: U87, Smiley Creek, ID
- Destination: SUN, Hailey, ID
- Airport: SUN, Friedman Memorial, runway 31

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 952 total, 80 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days, 20 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 20060730016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730016089A), Jul 30, 2006: Cessna 180H, Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on runway 31 at sun (wind 230 degrees @ 10 gusts to 17) as the pilot manually retracted the flaps, the aircraft "ground looped." The pilot…

## Other investigations on N89SJ (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 WPR20CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA139), May 6, 2020: Cessna 180 (N89SJ), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop.

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.

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