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Cessna 180G N1250W

7 September 2009 · Canby, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 September 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N1250W, operated by Scherff Lewis H, was involved in an accident near Canby, Minnesota, 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 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Canby, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Myers Field Airport (CNB)
Coordinates
44.7281, -96.2622
Aircraft
Cessna 180G
Registration
N1250W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Scherff Lewis H
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Custer → Canby
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN09CA564

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswinds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane encountered a gust of wind from the south/southeast while landing on Runway 12. The left wing struck the runway and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway where the right wing struck the ground and the airplane came to rest. The pilot reported that the automated weather reporting system reported winds from 150 degrees at 12 knots. Approximately 1 hour prior to the accident, the closest weather reporting station, located about 45 miles northwest of the accident airport, reported winds from 160 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 25 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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