Event WPR24LA170

2024-05-28 McCall, Idaho, United States Airport · MYL None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N275DM

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 180J

Year of manufacture

1975 · 49 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20190711

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2B966

Registrant of record

MAXFIELD DOUGLAS R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N275DM Cessna 180J None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty right crosswind.

Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that upon touchdown the airplane immediately began to swing to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with left rudder and brake, however, the airplane ground looped to the right. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunction with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot was landing on runway 16 at the time of the accident, and with wind from 200° at 7 knots, gusting to 19 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on operation
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_WPR24LA170.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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