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.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2003 | Cessna 180K | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | Nolan D. Palmer | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Cessna 180 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Dennis V. Schmit | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2003 | Cessna 180 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | Barr, Robert E. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2003 | Cessna 180K | St Charles, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2003 | Cessna 180 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 2003 | Cessna 180 B | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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