# Accident 19940819022519A: Cessna 180, Sedona, AZ, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 09:45 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9406° N, 111.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9406&lon=-111.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9944N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9944N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 91 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819022519A

## Narrative

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

MADE NORMAL WHEEL LANDING. LOST DIRECTIOINAL CONTROL WHEN TAIL CAME DOWN. HIT BRAKES TOO HARD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX94LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA328), Aug 19, 1994: Cessna 180 (N9944N), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertant application of wheel brakes during a critical phase of landing rollout.

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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