# Accident 19850417013279A: Cessna 180H, Midland, TX, April 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0365° N, 102.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0365&lon=-102.1015&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
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 19 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850417013279A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED WITH CROSSWIND GUST. WHEEL BOLTS SHEARED AND AIRCRAFT NOSED ONTO PROPELLER AND WINGTIP.

## 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 FTW85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA187), Apr 17, 1985: Cessna 180H (N9054M), Midland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9054M (1)

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

- [Incident 19830219010169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219010169I), Feb 19, 1983: Cessna 180H (N9054M), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Student allowed tail wheel aircraft to ground loop after landing.

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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