# NTSB WPR20CA297: Cessna 180, N334SC, Givens Hot Springs, ID, August 25, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 25, 2020, 07:15 local (13:15 UTC) - Place: Givens Hot Springs, ID - Coordinates: 43.416389, -116.706665 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4164&lon=-116.7067&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 101930 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA297 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101930/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101930 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA297 ## Probable cause Pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff. ## 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 180C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072608), [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 180C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072608), [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. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072608), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll in the tailwheel equipped airplane, as the tailwheel lifted off the ground, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane ground looped. The right wing and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll in the tailwheel equipped airplane, as the tailwheel lifted off the ground, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane ground looped. The right wing and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N334SC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334SC), registered now, S/N 50691, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 (C) - Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 50691 - Year built: 1960 - Airframe hours: 3899 - Engines: Continental O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 14, 2020 - Departed: ID40, Givens Hot Springs, ID - Destination: 3U2, Yellow Pine, ID - Airport: ID40, Sunrise Skypark, runway 30, 2,892 × 40 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 11, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 4,656 total, 1,475 in this make and model, 4,557 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KMAN, 13 nm away ## 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 20200825013749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200825013749A), Aug 25, 2020: Cessna 180C, Givens Hot Spri, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot performed a normal run-up at the end of runway 30. He lowered the flaps to 20 degrees and began the take-off run. He pushed forward on the yoke and… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 17, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101930. 837 KB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 647 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11347363&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 190 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11345857&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.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/). 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