Cessna 180 N9411C
20 February 2013 · Halifax, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 February 2013 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9411C, operated by Stephenson James E, was involved in an accident near Halifax, North Carolina, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Halifax, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Halifax-Northampton Regional (IXA)
- Coordinates
- 36.3297, -77.6353
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N9411C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stephenson James E
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Varina → Roanoke Rapids
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to land in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, after landing with a 90-degree crosswind at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots, the wind lifted the left wing, and the airplane "skipped" to the right about three or four times before the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest 180 degrees from the runway heading. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage landing gear bulkhead assembly, landing gear attachment angle, and the left wing strut attachment angle. Postaccident examination revealed that the airplane first touched down between the centerline and the left edge of the runway. The airplane bounced a minimum of four times with each bounce progressively closer to the left edge of the runway. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2013 | Cessna 180 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Cessna 180 | Bethel, Maine, United States | Two LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Cessna 180J | Hungry Horse, Montana, United States | Jeanne McPherson | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2013 | Cessna 180-B | Redmond, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2013 | Cessna 180 | Nervino, California, United States | Quinn Kevin Eugene | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2013 | Cessna 180H | Greencastle, Indiana, United States | Quinet Life & Casualty Corp | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 Sep 2013 | Crowder Michael H SONEX | Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Beechcraft A23 | Oxford, North Carolina, United States | Wehe Albert H | Minor injuries | - |
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