# Accident 20150420004059A: Cessna 180J, Boise, ID, April 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5642° N, 116.2253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5642&lon=-116.2253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180UB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180UB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 361 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150420004059A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN STATED UPON TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLLOUT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL GROUND LOOPING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA15CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA048), Apr 20, 2015: Cessna 180J (N180UB), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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