Cessna 180A N7792A

Summary

On 20 February 2025 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N7792A was involved in an accident near Waterville, Washington, 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.

Date

20 February 2025 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Waterville, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Waterville (2S5)

Coordinates

47.6560, -120.0565

Aircraft

Cessna 180A

Registration

N7792A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cashmere → Waterville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA104

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot receiving instruction reported that, during an instructional flight in a tailwheel equipped airplane, they were practicing crosswind takeoffs and landings. He performed a wheel landing and touched down left of the runway centerline, and during the landing roll, the left main landing gear contacted residual snow/slush on the runway near the base of a 3-ft tall snow berm. The airplane subsequently veered left and struck the snow berm on the runway edge before it came to rest nose low. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 25, with the wind from 160° at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.