Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot stated that after making a normal landing in a right crosswind of about 18 knots, the airplane ground looped to the right. The airplane sustained substantial damage as a result of its left wing impacting the runway's surface.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for SEA08CA076 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 13, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Livermore, California
- Nearest airport
- Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182
- N-number
- N5407B
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
Other records under this N-number
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.