# NTSB WPR10CA246: Cessna 180K, N66033, Renton, WA, May 19, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 19, 2010, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Renton, WA - Coordinates: 47.493057, -122.215835 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4931&lon=-122.2158&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 22, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO (Seattle) - NTSB case key (mKey): 76053 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA246 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76053/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA246 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, resulting in the loss of directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Wind: variable wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tail wheel-equipped airplane was attempting a full stop landing in variable gusty wind conditions. Although he was able to successfully touch down on the main landing gear, as he was lowering the tail wheel to the runway surface, a gust of wind lifted the airplane's right wing. The airplane then began to weather vane to the right. The pilot attempted to realign the airplane with the runway, but he eventually lost directional control, whereupon the airplane's left wing struck the runway surface and was bent upward. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was attempting a full stop landing in variable gusty wind conditions. Although he was able to successfully touchdown on the main landing gear, as he was lowering the tailwheel to the runway surface, a gust of wind lifted the airplane's right wing. The airplane then began to weather vane to the right. The pilot attempted to realign the airplane with the runway, but he eventually lost directional control, whereupon the airplane's left wing struck the runway surface and was bent upward. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66033](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66033), registered now, S/N 18052906, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K - Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18052906 - Airframe hours: 1956 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Grant Eric - Registered owner: Grant Eric - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 2010 - Departed: KPAE, Paine Field, WA - Destination: KRNT, Renton, WA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KRNT, Renton Municipal, runway 16, 5,082 × 200 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 478 total, 113 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 10 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.62 inHg ## 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 20100519033989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100519033989A), May 19, 2010: Cessna 180K, Renton, WA, Substantial damage. On the landing the pilot reported touching down without incident and that a wind gust picked the aircraft back up into the air. The left wing struck the runway… ## Other investigations on N66033 (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 LAX01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA155), Apr 22, 2001: Cessna 180K (N66033), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve and collision with a runway marker sign. 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.