# Accident 20070714826389A: Cessna 180, Madison, SD, July 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2007, 19:00 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Airport: Madison Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0161° N, 97.0861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0161&lon=-97.0861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3306D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3306D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 32 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714826389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2007 A CESSNA 180 (N3306D) OWNED AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLEW FROM LARCHWOOD, IA, TO MADISON, SD. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED IN THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI07CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA216), Jul 15, 2007: Cessna 180 (N3306D), Madison, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tailwheel vibrations during the landing roll that resulted in the tailwheel spring disconnect. Directional control was not possible and the grassy terrain were factors.

## Other reports on N3306D (1)

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

- [Incident 19920808029789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029789I), Aug 8, 1992: Cessna 180 (N3306D), Jeanerette, LA, Minor damage. Partial loss of power in flight. Elected to execute an emergency 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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