Accident Cessna 180 N1637C, Tuesday 6 August 1991

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Date:	Tuesday 6 August 1991
Time:	17:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 180
Owner/operator:	Slater Airman, Inc.
Registration:	N1637C
MSN:	30337
Year of manufacture:	1953
Total airframe hrs:	2300 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470-A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Walker, MN - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Slater, IA
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT CAREENED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL GEAR AND WING DAMAGE.

Probable Cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND A DOWNHILL EMBANKMENT (DITCH).

Accident investigation: