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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Gallup, NM · September 7, 2013

Date: September 7, 2013 · 13:30 local
Place: Gallup, NM
Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N561AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA541
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total320 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N561ATRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 32403 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 7, 2013 at 1330 MDT a Cessna 180, N561AT, registered to john r taber ground looped after landing at Gallup Municipal Airport, Gallup, new Mexico, while on a personal flight. Visual meteoroglocial conditions prevaled at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at portales, NM on September 7, 2013, at 1100 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 AT 1330 MDT A CESSNA 180, N561AT, REGISTERED TO JOHN R TABER GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT GALLUP MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROGLOCIAL CONDITIONS PREVALED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PORTALES, NM ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2013, AT 1100 MDT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN13LA541Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGallup, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane directional control during the landing roll due to his diverted attention.Sep 7, 2013 · Substantial damage