# Accident 20081231854339A: Cessna 180K, Daytona Beach, FL, December 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0803° N, 81.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0803&lon=-81.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37MD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081231854339A

## Narrative

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

THE NEW AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM THE CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 AT SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6) THE AIRCRAFT (N37MD) LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE PAVED THRESHOLD, HARD ENOUGH TO HAVE BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR BREAK FREE FROM IT’S STRUCTURAL MOUNTS AND THEN VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF 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 ERA09CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA127), Dec 31, 2008: Cessna 180K (N37MD), Port Orange, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusting wind conditions and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model…

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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