# Accident 19970527012019A: Cessna 180, Olney, TX, May 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Olney, TX
- Airport: Olney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3592° N, 98.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3592&lon=-98.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9408C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527012019A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD SIDE LOAD LANDING. COLLAPSED LEFT WHEEL AND GEAR. GROUND LOOPED. (-23) ON MAY 27, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM CDT, A CESSNA, CE-180-180, N9408C, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT OLNEY, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING IMPOSED TOO MUCH OF A SIDE LOAD ON THE LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED, THE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS CASE IS CLOSED.

## 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 FTW97LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA204), May 27, 1997: Cessna 180 (N9408C), Olney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of dirctional control, a ground loop, and a collapsed main gear. The crosswind was a related factor.

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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