# Accident 20140513007439A: Cessna 180A, Nampa, ID, May 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2014, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5756° N, 116.5206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5756&lon=-116.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5281D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5281D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140513007439A

## Narrative

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

ON 13 MAY 2014, N5281D, A CESSNA 180A WAS BEING PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N5281D HAD LANDED AT NAMPA, IDAHO AIRPORT NAMPA (S67) AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 ON RUNWAY 29. THERE WAS A GUSTING CROSSWIND AT THE TIME AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STATED HE MADE A SOFT THREE-POINT LANDING AND HE WAS ROLLING OUT AND IN ABOUT 30-50 FEET THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT INTO A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 WPR14LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA205), May 13, 2014: Cessna 180A (N5281D), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N5281D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240405003919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240405003919A), Apr 5, 2024: Cessna 180A (N5281D), Priest Lake, ID, Substantial damage. On the final landing, the pilot allowed the sink rate to get too high on final, so the CFI called for full power, but when the pilot pushed the throttle…
- [Accident 19760626034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626034859A), Jun 26, 1976: Cessna 180E (N5281D), AK, Substantial damage

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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