# Accident 20070701014599A: Cessna 180A, Fort Collins/L, CO, July 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4519° N, 105.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4519&lon=-105.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180EV) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,545 total, 1,381 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701014599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND ON LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WIND REPORTS WERE CALM 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND 180 DEGREES AT 5KTS. 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN07CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA111), Jul 1, 2007: Cessna 180A (N180EV), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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