# NTSB WPR12CA170: Cessna 180F, N2157Z, McCall, ID, April 15, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 15, 2012, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: McCall, ID
- Coordinates: 44.889167, -116.101943 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8892&lon=-116.1019&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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 2012
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA170
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83421/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA170

## Probable cause

The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md)
- [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 180F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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 180F, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot said that he was landing with a right gusty crosswind, which had a slight tailwind component. During the landing roll, a gust of wind lifted the airplane’s right wing, and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. When the airplane rolled onto soft soil, it nosed over onto its back. The airplane’s left wing strut, about 3 feet of the left wing tip, and the vertical stabilizer were bent and wrinkled.

## Factual narrative

The pilot said he was landing with a right gusting crosswind, which had a slight tailwind component. During the landing roll, a gust of wind lifted his right wing and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. When the airplane rolled onto soft soil, it nosed over onto its back. The airplane’s left wing strut, about 3 feet of the left wing tip, and the vertical stabilizer were bent and wrinkled.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2157Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157Z), registered now, S/N 18051257, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051257
- Airframe hours: 5710
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Woodworth Dexter B
- Registered owner: Woodworth Dexter B
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MYL, McCall, ID
- Destination: MYL, McCall, ID
- Airport: MYL, McCall Municipal Airport, runway 16, 6,108 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 22, 2011; seat: right; flight hours: 2,977 total, 1,580 in this make and model, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: MYL

## 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 20120415005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415005679A), Apr 15, 2012: Cessna 180F, Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot landed in crosswind/downwind conditions, failed to maintain directional control, then ground looped the aircraft when it departed the right side of the…

## Other investigations on N2157Z (2)

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 LAX74DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG03), Jul 11, 1973: Cessna 180 (N2157Z), Big Bear Cy, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71DDJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ02), Jul 3, 1970: Cessna 180F (N2157Z), Friendship, WI, substantial damage

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83421. 4.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40366931&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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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