# Accident 20010422007939A: Cessna 180K, Glendale, AZ, April 22, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 22, 2001, 14:26 local time - Place: Glendale, AZ - Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.5272° N, 112.2953° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5272&lon=-112.2953&mi=10 - Aircraft: N66033, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66033) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K - Reported engine: CONT O470L - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA155) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422007939A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON APRIL 22, 2001, AT 1426 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180K, N66033, COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY MARKER WHILE LANDING IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM CORONA, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1200. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT HE WAS MAKING A WHEEL LANDING AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THE TAIL WHEN THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND ABORTED THE LANDING. ON THE SECOND APPROACH HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE CRUSHED AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE EMPENNAGE. WINDS AT PHOENIX GOODYEAR AIRPORT WERE REPORTED AS 040 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS. (-23)WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR STRUCK THE NORTH SIDE TAXIWAY "K" SIGN. THE SIGN WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE BASE MOUNTS. TEH RIGHT WING TIP FAIRING ALSO STRUCK THE GROUND AND SCRAPPED ALONG THE GROUND ABOUT 15" CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP FAIRING. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT OUTBOARD SIDE FORE AND AFT, AND THE LEFT INBOARD LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 6 KNOTS DOWN THE RUNWAY BY THE TOWER. THE AIRPORT DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE AN APPROVED WIND INDICATOR. (.4) ON APRIL 22, 2001, AT 1426 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180K, N66033, COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY MARKER WHILE LANDING IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM CORONA, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1200 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT H E WAS MAKING A WHEEL LANDING AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THE TAIL WHEN THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND ABORTED THE LANDING. ON THE SECOND APPROACH HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE CRUSHED AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE EMPENNAGE. THE CLOSEST WEATHER STATION WAS PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AIRPORT ABOUT 17 STATUTE MILES TO THE EAST OF GLENDALE AIRPORT, AND REPORTED THE WINDS TO BE 120 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS. ## 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 LAX01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA155), Apr 22, 2001: Cessna 180K (N66033), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve and collision with a runway marker sign. ## Other reports on N66033 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20100519033989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100519033989A), May 19, 2010: Cessna 180K (N66033), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. On the landing the pilot reported touching down without incident and that a wind gust picked the aircraft back up into the air. The left wing struck the runway… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.