# Accident 20130329004439A: Cessna 180, Roswell, NM, March 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2013, 15:19 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell International Air Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3008° N, 104.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3008&lon=-104.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7714A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7714A) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 841 total, 584 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130329004439A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 29, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1519 CDT, FAA PRIVATE PILOT, LOST CONTROL OF N7714A, A CE-180, ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT THE ROSWELL INTERNATIONAL AIR CENTER (KROW), IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO.   VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED ACCORDING TO THE METAR TAKEN 2051ZULU.  THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST 210 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS AT 1551CDT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN13CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA223), Mar 29, 2013: Cessna 180 (N7714A), Roswell, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll after encountering a gust of wind, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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