# Incident 19971013032759I: Cessna 180, Cedar City, UT, October 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7010° N, 113.0989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CEDAR CITY RGNL (CDC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7010&lon=-113.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1630C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1630C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971013032759I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT AFTER WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL LANDING UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS THE RIGHT TIRE FAILED WHICH CAUSED SOME LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING-TIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE WING TIP. THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN MODIFIED WITH A STOL KIT WITH LARGER THAN NORMAL DROOPING WING-TIPS. THE STANDARD TIPS WOULD NOT HAVE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. A LOCAL A&P WAS CONTACTED WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND HE DESCRIBED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THEREFORE, THIS REPORT IS CLOSED AS AN INCIDENT AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N1630C (4)

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

- [Incident 20130228003489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130228003489I), Feb 28, 2013: Cessna 180 (N1630C), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Airman lost control of the aircraft during landing rollout and struck the left wingtip on the ground. Aircraft righted itself and airman taxiied to hangar…
- [Accident 20110113000979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110113000979A), Jan 13, 2011: Cessna 180 (N1630C), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. During landing, according to the pilot's statement, pilot attempted a 3 point landing, struck the runway hard, lost control. Pilot then attempted a go-around…
- [Incident 20031108028079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031108028079I), Nov 8, 2003: Cessna 180 (N1630C), Pinedale, WY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost directional control of the aircraft after landing. Struck snow bank off runway, causing minor damage.
- [Accident 19990821013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821013159A), Aug 21, 1999: Cessna 180 (N1630C), Heber, UT, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped on landing. (-23) upon a 3 point landing at Heber Valley Airport, aircraft went out of control for the pilot when brakes were applied,…

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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