# Accident 19980602024439A: Cessna 180D, Natchez, MS, June 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Natchez, MS
- Airport: Adams County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5400° N, 91.3793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5400&lon=-91.3793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6471X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6471X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 117 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602024439A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING. SIDE LOAD TORE OFF TIRE AND WHEEL. DAMAGED WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE HEARD A SOUND LIKE METAL, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE ROTATED AROUND ITS VERTICAL AXIS TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE. EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY REVEALED EVIDENCE OF THE TAILWHEEL OFF CENTER AND BOUNCING, BRAKING ACTION FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR ABNORMALITIES.                         (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. WIND GUSTS AND WIND CAUSED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SIDE LOAD AND BRAKING CAUSED LEFT MAIN WHEEL TO FAIL AND AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO ITS SIDE.

## 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 MIA98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA174), Jun 2, 1998: Cessna 180D (N6471X), Natchez, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of brakes on landing rollout. The tailwind was a factor.

## Other reports on N6471X (1)

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

- [Incident 20231014021319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231014021319I), Oct 14, 2023: Cessna 180D (N6471X), Sherman, TX, Minor damage. Pilot-in-command (PIC) obtained weather and winds were 310/12 gust 17. The PIC departed rwy 34 and stayed in the local area for practice maneuvers. The PIC…

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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