Aircraft: Cessna 180. Injuries: None. Location: Helena, Mont. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The accident happened during a training flight. During the first part of the flight, the pilot receiving instruction made four takeoffs and landings on a runway that was almost directly aligned with the oncoming wind.
The CFI then took over and diverted to another runway to demonstrate a landing with a 90° crosswind of about 10 to 12 knots. The CFI made a successful touchdown on the main landing gear wheels, but as the airplane slowed and he began to lower the tail, the upwind wing was lifted by a gust of wind. The airplane went off the right side of the runway.
Probable cause: The CFI’s loss of airplane control during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind.
NTSB Identification: WPR11CA109
Interesting how some instructors are so into wheel landings! If an airplane stalls just before a one wing low ( cross wind) landing, the chance of a gust effecting you on roll out are minimal,
However if at all possible in gusty conditions, I always advised my students to land across the runway into the wind. By the book can lead to unforeseen results. and instructors should not ever stop learning