# Accident 20101029052299A: Cessna 180, Robstown, TX, October 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Robstown, TX
- Airport: Nueces County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7898° N, 97.6608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7898&lon=-97.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3383D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3383D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029052299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 31. APPROXIMATLY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AT HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. AIRCRAFT WAS ABOVE THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE FRONT GEAR CONTACTED SOME LARGE DIRT CLODS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STRUT, THE COWLING, AND THE TOP PORTION OF THE VERTICAL. ALSO THE THREE BLADED PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE BLADES. IT IS EVIDENT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD CAUSING ENGINE TO BECOME FUEL STARVED. PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. A MEDIUM SIZE DOG WAS ON BOARD AND WAS ALSO UNINJURED.THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN11LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA063), Oct 29, 2010: Cessna 180 (N3383D), Robstown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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