Cessna 180 B N59180

Summary

On 2 February 2003 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 180 B registered N59180 was involved in an accident near Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 February 2003 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Klamath Falls International (LMT)

Coordinates

42.1610, -121.6805

Aircraft

Cessna 180 B

Registration

N59180

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Red Bluff → Klamath Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03LA032

Nobody was injured.

Failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that he completed a go-around to runway 32 due to wind conditions. After the go-around, the pilot made a second approach and landed on runway 32. He reported that during the landing rollout, while retracting the flaps, the airplane's left wing "came up." The pilot reported that he tried to compensate with full control inputs, however, the airplane nosed-over resulting in substantial damage. At 1753, the official weather observation station located at the Klamath Falls Airport, reported winds from 290 degrees at 9 knots. No mechanical difficulties or malfunctions were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.