# Accident 20060802015949A: Cessna 180H, Bozeman, MT, August 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2006, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7775° N, 111.1531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7775&lon=-111.1531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7955V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7955V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 65 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060802015949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT, ON A SOLO FLIGHT, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 30 AT GALLATIN FIELD (KBZN), BOZEMAN, MONTANA. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A THREE-POINT LANDING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT, THEN LEFT, WING-TIPS, AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT 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 SEA06CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA155), Aug 3, 2006: Cessna 180H (N7955V), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N7955V (3)

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

- [Accident 20200622012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200622012049A), Jun 22, 2020: Cessna 180H (N7955V), Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Airman and CFI were finishing a 2.5HR VFR refresher flight which included multiple landings at several small fields, both grass and paved, in the btv area.…
- [Accident 19920712024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920712024919A), Jul 12, 1992: Cessna 180H (N7955V), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Nosed over on landing roll. Hit a brake while using rudder to correct a swerve.
- [Accident 19811111072949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111072949A), Nov 11, 1981: Cessna 180 (N7955V), Millinocket, ME, Destroyed. Pilot trying to stay below clouds in lowering weather conditions allowed aircraft to crash into trees.

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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