Cessna 180G N98FC

Summary

On 29 June 2008 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N98FC was involved in an accident near Heber, Utah, 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

29 June 2008 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Heber, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Heber City Municipal Arpt (36U)

Coordinates

40.4817, -111.4286

Aircraft

Cessna 180G

Registration

N98FC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Heber

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA218

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind weather conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he obtained the landing weather conditions from the local Automated Weather Observing System as he approached the airport. The winds were reported to be 290 degrees at 9 knots. He entered the traffic pattern for runway 21, and executed two low approaches before making a three-point full stop landing. During the landing rollout, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped to the right. Subsequently the left main landing gear was bent inward, the outer approximate 3.5 feet of the left wing and aileron were bent up approximately 30 degrees, and the left elevator was scrapped and wrinkled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.