# Accident 19980619035369A: Cessna 180, Albuquerque, NM, June 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1998, 18:40 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3196D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3196D-2013-04-17) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980619035369A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 19, 1998, AT 1850 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180, N3196D, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLL ON A DIRT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE CFR 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT VALENCIA, NEW MEXICO. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE PILOT WAS LANDING TO BUY FUEL AT A SERVICE STATION AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DEFORMED WHEN THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT RELATED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO WENT TO THE SCENE, THAT HE OFTEN STOPPED AT THAT SERVICE STATION FOR FUEL. (-23) WHILE LANDING ON DIRT ROAD 30 NM WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AIRCRAFT WENT INTO DITCH ON ROLLOUT AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO RIGHT 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 FTW98LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA277), Jun 20, 1998: Cessna 180 (N3196D), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was crosswind.

## Other reports on N3196D (1)

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

- [Accident 20070714017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714017469A), Jul 14, 2007: Cessna 180 (N3196D), Marble, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing approach, the aircraft's descent rate was excessive. Throttle was increased to decrease the descent rate but was too late. The aircraft…

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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