# Accident 20120221003649A: Cessna 180H, Conroe, TX, February 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2012, 17:13 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Lonestar Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3525° N, 95.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3525&lon=-95.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120221003649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO HIS FRIEND ON TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT.  WHEN ON THE SECOND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY OFF THE CENTERLINE.  PIC THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM "GROUND LOOPING" AND CAUSING SUBSTAINAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WINGTIP.

## 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 CEN12LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA168), Feb 21, 2012: Cessna 180H (N3SM), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed intervention and the pilot’s lack of experience in tailwheel…

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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