# Accident 20140502007189A: Cessna 180D, Murrieta, CA, May 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2014, 18:18 local time
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5402° N, 117.3308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5402&lon=-117.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8603X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8603X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,319 total, 349 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140502007189A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE UNAPPROVED RUNWAY.  WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DIRT BERM AND WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET ON THE LEFT WING, FUSELAGE, AND ELEVATOR.  SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR14CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA184), May 3, 2014: Cessna 180D (N8603X), Murieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff at the initial veer off.

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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