# NTSB Accident GAA16CA022
> **CESSNA 180H** · 2015-10-19 · Sioux Falls, SD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA022
- **Event ID:** 20151021X11755
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-19
- **Location:** Sioux Falls, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.576667, -96.735557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 180H
- **Registration:** N9780G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to land with a 20 knot direct cross wind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and the right wing impacting terrain and a subsequent ground loop.

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