# NTSB WPR21LA275: Cessna 180C, N9193T, Ogden, UT, July 4, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 4, 2021, 08:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place: Ogden, UT · airport
- Coordinates: 41.19507, -112.01219 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1951&lon=-112.0122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 103495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA275
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103495/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA275

## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing at high speed, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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)
- [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072608), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Taxi-from runway: 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 in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing, he made a right turn onto a taxiway and exited the runway at a high speed. The airplane subsequently ground looped, substantially damaging the left wing when it collided with the ground. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9193T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9193T), registered now, S/N 50693, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- 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: 50693
- Year built: 1960
- Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rich Edward L
- Registered owner: Rich Edward L
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: OGD, Ogden-Hinckley, runway 17/35, 5,195 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, waiver time limited special; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: KOGD
- METAR: KOGD 041453Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 28/10 A3004

## 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 20210704012619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210704012619A), Jul 4, 2021: Cessna 180C, Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that after landing on runway 35 he was instructed by air traffic control to exit the runway at taxiway alpha. As he exited the runway with…

## Other investigations on N9193T (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 FTW68F0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0131), Aug 13, 1967: Cessna 180 (N9193T), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 12, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103495. 346 KB in all.

- Pilot statement (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 128 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12772414&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=RECORD%20OF%20CONVERSATION%20275-Rel.pdf
- Accident photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 218 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12772891&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20275-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.

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