# Accident 19971016039339A: Cessna 180J, Chama, NM, October 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chama, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8903° N, 106.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8903&lon=-106.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7527K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7527K) (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 180J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971016039339A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL SHIMMY LANDING. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. (-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 1997, AT 1400 MDT, A CESSNA 180J, N7527K, REGISTERED TO AN PILOTED BY TERRY THOMAS ANGEVINE, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR CHAMA, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER (ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT) WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE, TEXAS (52F), AND THE LAST FUEL STOP HAD BEEN AT SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO (Q58).

## 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 FTW98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA020), Oct 16, 1997: Cessna 180J (N7527K), Chama, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during its landing roll. Encounter with an embankment (dirt bank) 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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