# Accident 19930531015609A: Cessna 180H, Davenport, CA, May 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Davenport, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0897° N, 122.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0897&lon=-122.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2790X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2790X-1996-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 408 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531015609A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO STAY ON DOGLEG RUNWAY. HIT ICE PLANT AT THE DOGLEG. BEGAN GROUND LOOP. TRIED FLY OUT. SETTLED. FLIPPED.

## 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 LAX93LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA233), May 31, 1993: Cessna 180 (N2790X), Davenport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO AVOID THE HIGH VEGETATION. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN THE CLIMB AIRSPEED AND THE INADVERTENT…

## Other reports on N2790X (3)

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

- [Accident 19950623044659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950623044659A), Jun 23, 1995: Cessna 180H (N2790X), Monroe, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control on go around veered off runway area and mushed into tall grass. Nosed over. Stol 180 below power curve
- [Accident 19900821035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821035259A), Aug 21, 1990: Cessna 180H (N2790X), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped after 3 point landing in a crab angle.
- [Accident 19900326005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326005789A), Mar 26, 1990: Cessna 180H (N2790X), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Leveled off in crab angle to runway side load on landing collapsed right main gear and aircraft ground looped.

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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