Cessna 180K N2732K

Summary

On 8 March 2003 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N2732K was involved in an accident near St Charles, Missouri, 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

8 March 2003 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

St Charles, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

St Charles Airport (3SQ)

Coordinates

38.8486, -90.5000

Aircraft

Cessna 180K

Registration

N2732K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Riddle → St Charles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA081

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during a ground loop while landing. According to the pilot he had checked the weather 20 minutes before the accident and had estimated the crosswind at 9 knots. The pilot stated that during the landing roll the airplane passed a row of hangars. He reported that as the airplane passed the last hangar the left wing started to "float." The pilot attempted to apply corrective actions but was unable to do so. The airplane subsequently ground looped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.