# Accident 20061013030989A: Cessna 180A, Statesville, NC, October 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2006, 15:05 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Statesville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7589° N, 80.9522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7589&lon=-80.9522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180VT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180VT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 275 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061013030989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHEN PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT STATESVILLE AIRPORT IN STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THE AIRCRAFT PULLED LEFT, THEN VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BALANCING ON THE LEFT WINGTIP AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BEFORE NOSING OVER. THE PROPELLER IMPACTED 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 ATL07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA008), Oct 13, 2006: Cessna CE-180-A (N180VT), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with 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.

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