# NTSB WPR24LA170: Cessna 180J, N275DM, McCall, ID, May 28, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 28, 2024, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: McCall, ID - Coordinates: 44.888744, -116.10175 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8887&lon=-116.1017&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: 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 FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194385 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA170 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194385/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194385 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA170 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty right crosswind. ## 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 180J, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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 180J, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 180J, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 180J, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072622), [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: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 180J, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180J, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 180J, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 180J, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Cessna 180J, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2072622), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that upon touchdown the airplane immediately began to swing to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with left rudder and brake, however, the airplane ground looped to the right. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunction with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot was landing on runway 16 at the time of the accident, and with wind from 200° at 7 knots, gusting to 19 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N275DM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N275DM), registered now, S/N 18052558, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J - Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18052558 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 3307 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 23, 2024, 40 hours before - Departed: RBL, Red Bluff, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: MYL, Mc Call Muni, runway 16/34, 6,101 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 15, 2024; seat: left; flight hours: 4,225 total, 290 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 9 knots - Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft broken - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KMYL - METAR: METAR KMYL 281951Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM BKN110 21/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02110033= ## 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 20240528006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240528006689A), May 28, 2024: Cessna 180J, Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. On may 28th, 2024, a tailwheel airplane had an accident at the Mccall airport(kmyl). The airplane encountered a strong gust of wind on the landing roll out… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194385. 5.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17573003&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=r_NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20N275DM%20Signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 661 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17573114&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo-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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.