# NTSB Accident SEA05LA144
> **Cessna 180** · 2005-07-16 · Prospect, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05LA144
- **Event ID:** 20050802X01144
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-16
- **Location:** Prospect, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.743057, -122.488052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N2944C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to perform a wheel landing with a 5 to 10 knot tail wind, and his subsequent loss of aircraft directional control during the landing roll.  A tailwind and soft terrain were factors.

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