# Accident 20081019849419A: Cessna 180, Denton, TX, October 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2008, 05:50 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2003° N, 97.1919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2003&lon=-97.1919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1729F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1729F) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,700 total, 550 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081019849419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON 10/19/2008, HE WAS PIC ON N1729F AND WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES DURING VERY EARLY MORNING (NIGHTTIME) TIME PERIOD.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SKIPPED TO THE LEFT AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND TOUCHED THE LEFT GEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE RUNWAY.  HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SUDDENLY PITCHED FORWARD AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN09CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA027), Oct 19, 2008: Cessna 180 (N1729F), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent "ground-loop."

## Other reports on N1729F (1)

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

- [Incident 20150417004869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150417004869I), Apr 17, 2015: Cessna 180 (N1729F), Buffalo, MN, No damage. Shortly after departing a private airstrip approximately 4 miles west of Buffalo, MN, the pilot reported that the engine started to lose power, rpm's dropped…

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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