# Accident 20080424832089A: Cessna 180, Blanding, UT, April 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Blanding, UT
- Airport: Blanding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5872° N, 109.4853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5872&lon=-109.4853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180XP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180XP) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 101 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080424832089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF AT BLUFF, UTAH. THE PILOT LANDED AT BLANDING, UT, WITHOUT THE STEERABLE TAILWHEEL, LOST CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY BREAKING THE MAIN GEAR LEG CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAIN GEAR LEG HAD FATIGUE CRACKS.

## 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 SEA08LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA110), Apr 24, 2008: Cessna 180 (N180XP), Blanding, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the right main landing gear leg during the landing roll.

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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