Accident Cessna 180 N1545C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290545
 
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Date:Sunday 15 June 2014
Time:19:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Stuart Cromwell LLC
Registration: N1545C
MSN: 30245
Year of manufacture:1953
Engine model:Continental O-470-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Springview, Nebraska -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Bassett-Rock County Airport, NE (KRBE)
Destination airport:Springview, NE (9V1)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot landed on runway 31 (2,200 feet x 200 feet, turf). The wind was 260 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The pilot said the landing was "not good." The airplane ground looped to the right and nosed over.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN14CA302
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CEN14CA302

Location

Revision history:

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