# NTSB WPR15LA083: Cessna 180, N2229C, Jackson, CA, January 10, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 10, 2015, 10:18 local (18:18 UTC) - Place: Jackson, CA - Coordinates: 38.376945, -120.793891 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3769&lon=-120.7939&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 7, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 90590 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR15LA083 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90590/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90590 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA083 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## 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 180, 64 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 65 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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 180, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072602), [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 180, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, shortly after an uneventful touchdown, the airplane began to veer left. The pilot attempted to regain directional control with corrective actions, but the airplane continued off the left edge of the runway, slid down an embankment, nosed over, and then came to rest inverted. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On January 10, 2015, at 1018 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 180, N2229C, veered off the runway surface and came to rest inverted while landing at Westover Field Amador County Airport, Jackson, California. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Auburn Municipal Airport, Auburn, California, about 0900. The pilot stated that he was conducting a personal cross-country flight. He performed several takeoffs and landings at different airports with no incidents before continuing to Westover Field Amador County Airport. As the airplane approached the airport, the pilot noted the wind was calm. He made a pass over the airport before he entered a left traffic pattern and landing to runway 19. The pilot reported the touchdown was normal. Shortly thereafter, the airplane began to veer left. In response the pilot applied right rudder control, right brake and right aileron, and added power to increase rudder authority. Despite his efforts to regain directional control, the airplane continued off the left edge of the runway. The left main landing gear started to slide down an embankment that was adjacent to, and 6 feet lower, than the runway surface. The propeller struck the ground and the airplane slid into the embankment. It subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and tail section. The pilot stated that after he exited the aircraft, he noted that the left wheel was locked, and the right wheel was spinning. A Federal Aviation Administration certified mechanic completed a post accident examination of the brake system. The examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2229C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2229C), registered now, S/N 30529, 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: 30529 - Year built: 1953 - Airframe hours: 5205 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Cornell David A & Hansen Michael C - Registered owner: Cornell David A & Hansen Michael C - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 30, 2014 - Departed: PVF, PLACERVILLE, CA - Destination: JAQ, Jackson, CA - Airport: JAQ, Westover Field Amador County, runway 19, 3,401 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 6, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 505 total, 46 in this make and model, 394 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: JAQ ## 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 20150110001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150110001029A), Jan 10, 2015: Cessna 180, Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered to the left and ground looped during landing. Aircraft struck embankment and rolled over. ## Other investigations on N2229C (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 WPR11CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA106), Jan 25, 2011: Cessna 180 (N2229C), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing roll. ## Docket (9 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 16, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90590. 10.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425164&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 81 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425165&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot-Master.PDF - Aircraft Logbook Entry (item 3, .PDF, 34 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425166&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Aircraft%20Logbook%20Entry-Redacted.PDF - Examination Report from FAA Inspector (item 4, .PDF, 46 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425167&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Examination%20Report%20from%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Photo 1 - Wreckage (Photo Courtesy of Pilot) (item 5, .PDF, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425168&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Wreckage%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Pilot)-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Wreckage (Photo Courtesy of Pilot) (item 6, .PDF, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425169&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Wreckage%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Pilot)-Master.PDF - Photo 3 - Left Wing (Photo Courtesy of Pilot) (item 7, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425170&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%20-%20Left%20Wing%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Pilot)-Master.PDF - Photo 4 - Nose Section (Photo Courtesy of Pilot) (item 8, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425171&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204%20-%20Nose%20Section%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Pilot)-Master.PDF - Photo 5 - Right Wing (Photo Courtesy of Pilot) (item 9, .PDF, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425172&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%205%20-%20Right%20Wing%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Pilot)-Master.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. --- 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.