# Accident 20160313002419A: Cessna 180J, Burlington, VT, March 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2016, 15:22 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4664° N, 73.1517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4664&lon=-73.1517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9925N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9925N) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 975 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160313002419A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND HIS ADULT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 1 AT BURLINGTON, VT (BTV).  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOCKED THE TAIL WHEEL AND APPLIED POWER AND BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  HE STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE TAIL WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY HE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER HARD LEFT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY.  HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TAKEOFF POINT.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE EVALUATED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BROKEN VERTEBRA.  THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA16CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA128), Mar 13, 2016: Cessna 180 (N9925N), South Burlington, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N9925N (1)

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

- [Accident 20191108023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191108023179A), Nov 8, 2019: Cessna 180J (N9925N), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. N9925N was cleared for take off on rwy 13. Winds were reported to be 050 at 10, almost a direct left crosswind. The pilot misread windsock and applied right…

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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