# Accident 20150606008609A: Cessna 180H, Rolla, MO, June 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2015, 15:15 local time
- Place: Rolla, MO
- Airport: Rolla National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1275° N, 91.7694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1275&lon=-91.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL 0 470-R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 24 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606008609A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR CESSNA-180 DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE. WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, THE ENGINE CAME TO SUDDEN STOP.  THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS DESTROYED, RIGHT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED , RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWLING WAS DAMAGED, AND THE PROPELLER AND CRANKSHAFT WERE BENT.

## 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 GAA15CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA112), Jun 6, 2015: Cessna 180 (N180SA), Vichey, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N180SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20170921011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170921011459A), Sep 21, 2017: Cessna 180H (N180SA), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. On September 21, 2017, at 1313 MST, a Cessna 180H, N180SA, registered to the pilot, departed the runway during take-off from Double Eagle II aiport,…

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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