# NTSB WPR26LA241: Cessna 180H, N3404Y, Port Angeles, WA, June 21, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 21, 2026, 11:35 local (18:35 UTC) - Place: Port Angeles, WA - Coordinates: 48.117794, -123.49176 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1178&lon=-123.4918&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 August 27, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 203291 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA241 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203291/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203291 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA241 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## 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 180H, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/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 180H, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072618), [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 180H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that after they performed a 3-point landing, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with left rudder input; however, the airplane continued to the right and exited the runway surface. The left main landing gear dug into the grass covered surface and the airplane pivoted 180° to the right, which resulted in substantial damage to the left aileron and left elevator. Post accident examination revealed that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunction or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 27, with wind variable at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3404Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3404Y), registered now, S/N 18051904 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H - Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18051904 - Year built: 1967 - Airframe hours: 4765.5 - Engines: Continental O-470R74B 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2026, 4.5 hours before - Departed: TTD, Troutdale, OR - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: CLM, William R Fairchild International, runway 27, 6,347 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 19, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 552 total, 38 in this make and model, 472 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KCLM, 1 nm away - METAR: METAR KCLM 211753Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01560100 10156 20072 50002= ## 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 20260621011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621011479A), Jun 21, 2026: Cessna 180H, Port Angles, WA, Substantial damage. On June 21, 2026, the pilot flew [privacy data omitted] VFR from kttd to kclm, landing at about 11.35AM. The pilot stated that kclm, ASOS was reporting winds… ## Other investigations on N3404Y (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 CHI81FER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER33), Apr 30, 1981: Cessna 180H (N3404Y), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 27, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203291. 2.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20751509&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record- pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 85 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20751802&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20phone%20conversation-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record- mechanic (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 84 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20751372&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record-%20Mechanic_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 4, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 493 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20751812&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20array-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.