# Incident 19830219010169I: Cessna 180H, Midland, TX, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 10:50 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9054M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9054M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 16 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219010169I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N9054M (1)

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

- [Accident 19850417013279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850417013279A), Apr 17, 1985: Cessna 180H (N9054M), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Ground looped with crosswind gust. Wheel bolts sheared and aircraft nosed onto propeller and wingtip.

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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