Cessna 140 N2180V

Summary

On 13 July 2003 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2180V was involved in an accident near Sullivan, Wisconsin, 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

13 July 2003 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sullivan, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

McDermott Air Park (31WI)

Coordinates

43.0072, -88.6019

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N2180V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

East Troy → Sullivan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA206

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over after veering off the runway during landing. The pilot reported he observed a 25 to 30 degree, 8 knot crosswind while on downwind. The pilot stated he corrected for the crosswind with left aileron, but the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot noted that when he applied right rudder and aileron to correct for the drift the wheels began to squeal. The pilot reported the airplane turned to the left as it slowed down and the right wing tip struck the runway. The right main landing gear wheel dug into the sod and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.