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Cessna 180 N9221C

16 June 2003 · Ogden, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 June 2003 at about 01:32 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9221C was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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.

The record

Date
at 01:32
Classification
Accident
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD)
Coordinates
41.1856, -112.0019
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N9221C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Provo → Ogden
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN03LA106

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on runway 25 "with a gusty crosswind component." During the roll-out, the airplane began to "track right and off [the] runway." The airplane departed the right side of the runway and ground looped. The reported winds were 330 degrees at 8 knots. According to the pilot operating handbook, the Cessna 180 has a 12 knot maximum demonstrated crosswind component. The crosswind component was calculated to be 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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