# Accident 20030731024679A: Cessna 180, St Johns, AZ, July 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5183° N, 109.3786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5183&lon=-109.3786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2935A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2935A-2011-07-11) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 165 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731024679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE A WHEEL LANDING WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WHEN TAIL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX03CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA249), Jul 31, 2003: Cessna 180 (N2935A), St. Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition that resulted in a loss of directional control and ground loop. The crosswind was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N2935A (1)

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

- [Accident 19750425009919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750425009919A), Apr 25, 1975: Cessna 180 (N2935A), Ringling, OK, Substantial damage. R gear hit hole in rough sod pasture. Prev ldg to ck timber.

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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