Cessna 180H N67WW
18 March 2008 · Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 2008 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N67WW was involved in an accident near Glenwood Spring, Colorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glenwood Springs Municipal (GWS)
- Coordinates
- 39.5097, -107.3153
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180H
- Registration
- N67WW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. George → Glenwood Spring
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN08LA070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Contributing to the accident was the strong left quartering tailwind and gust.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that as he approached his destination, AWOS reported the winds to be calm. Everything was "normal" as he crossed runway 32 threshold. The airplane touched down and the pilot felt a strong left quartering tailwind gust. The airplane lifted off and drifted to the right towards a snow bank, hangar, and fuel pump. The airplane touched down again and the pilot decided to commit to a landing, applying maximum brakes. The tail rose up and the propeller struck the ground. Post-accident examination disclosed the firewall was buckled. The nearest weather reporting facility reported the wind from 300 degrees at 11 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2008 | Cessna 180A | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | 6180 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Cessna 180 | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Cessna 180H | Moab, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2008 | Cessna 180 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2008 | Cessna 180C | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2008 | Cessna 180 | Denton, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2008 | Cessna 152 | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Curtiss-Wright 12Q | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2008 | Mooney M20E | Erie, Colorado, United States | Facey Enterprises, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2008 | Cessna 182 | Black Hawk, Colorado, United States | Winkmaggair, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2008 | Airbus A319-114 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Centre Air Canada | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Beechcraft 35-C33A | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Brian Higley | No injuries | - |