# Incident 19780706042599I: Cessna 180C, Phoenix, AZ, July 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1978, 07:14 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9221C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9221C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042599I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO, MISUSED BRAKES, NOSED UP.

## Other reports on N9221C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030615011779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615011779A), Jun 15, 2003: Cessna 180 (N9221C), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 500 feet prior to touchdown, during approach on runway 25, the pilot in the right seat got on the controls with the pilot in the left…
- [Accident 19780325017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325017629A), Mar 25, 1978: Cessna 180 (N9221C), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Tailwheel fork broke.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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