# Accident 20000709010939A: Cessna 180, St Cloud, MN, July 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2000, 10:44 local time
- Place: St Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5506° N, 94.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5506&lon=-94.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4940A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4940A) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000709010939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY 23 AT ST. CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT. CLAIMS THAT BRAKE GABBED AND PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY.  LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RIPPING LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO LEFT SIDE DAMAGING LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.  PROP BENT AND ENGEIN SUFFERED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. COULD NOT FIND EVIDNECE OF THIS.  BRAKE PUCKS WERE NO STUCK.  TIRES DID NOT SHOW EVIDENCE OF FLAT SPOTS.  WINDS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WERE CALM.

## 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 CHI00LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA190), Jul 9, 2000: Cessna 180 (N4940A), Saint Cloud, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: directional control not being maintained by the pilot during landing rollout.

## Other reports on N4940A (1)

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

- [Incident 20101205051959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101205051959I), Dec 5, 2010: Cessna 180 (N4940A), Mountain View, AR, Minor damage. On December 5, 2010, at approximately 12:20 CST, a Cessna 180, N4940A, experienced a total loss of power. The aircraft received minor damage as the pilot…

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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