# Accident 20040906022929A: Cessna 180, Buena Vista, CO, September 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2004, 15:40 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Buena Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8133° N, 106.1200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8133&lon=-106.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727DG) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,146 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906022929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 A CESSNA CE-180, N727DG LANDING RUNWAY 33, 7V1 BUENA VISTA GROUND LOOPED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THE PIC HOLDS AN ATP RATING AND WAS NOT INJURED. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 350 AT 5 KNOTS, HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED HE ENTERED A GUSTY SWIRLING WIND ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 DEN04LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA135), Sep 6, 2004: Cessna 180 (N727DG), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the gusty winds and the dirt devil encountered by 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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