# Accident 20101010049169A: Cessna 180, Farmigton, NM, October 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2010, 09:50 local time
- Place: Farmigton, NM
- Airport: Farmington Four Corners
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7417° N, 108.2300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7417&lon=-108.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9277C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9277C) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101010049169A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 10, 2010 AT 09:50 MT, A CESSNA 180, N9277C REGISTERED TO CRAIG EVANS LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROLL ON LANDING ROLL AT FARMINGTON, NM AIRPORT WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND NEITHER THE PILOT INSTRUCTOR NOR STUDENT WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FARMINGTON, NM ON OCTOBER 10, 2010 AT ABOUT 09:30 MT.

## 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 CEN11CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA026), Oct 10, 2010: Cessna 180 (N9277C), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot and the flight instructor to maintain directional control of the airplane during a training maneuver.

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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