# Accident 19810525027449A: Cessna 180, Concord, CA, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchannon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6522A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6522A) (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 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 143 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525027449A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING. GROUND-LOOPED, FLIPPED OVER ON RUNWAY. LOW SKILL LEVEL, TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81DVD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD25), May 25, 1981: Cessna 180 (N6522A), Concord, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6522A (1)

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

- [Incident 20000912029649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000912029649I), Sep 12, 2000: Cessna 180 (N6522A), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23)There was no intent for flight. Pilot was repositioning the aircraft because of the wind. Strong gust picked up the wing, causing left wing to drag in…

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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