N89SJ – Cessna 180H – 2006-07-30 NTSB Accident Report

On July 30, 2006, a Cessna 180H (N89SJ) was involved in an incident near Hailey, ID. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi, which resulted in a nose over. A factor was the wind gust condition.

The pilot reported that while taxiing on the runway after landing he relaxed back pressure on the elevator, subsequently encountering a crosswind gust which picked up the left wing. The pilot stated that the airplane then veered to the left, which lifted the left wing even further, resulting in the right wing striking the ground. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest on the left side of the runway, inverted, and oriented on a southwest heading. According to the local weather reporting system, a special observation at 1214 indicated wind 210 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

This incident is documented in NTSB report SEA06CA151. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N89SJ.