# Accident 20170704009899A: Cessna 180J, Nashua, NH, July 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2017, 09:03 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7825° N, 71.5142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7825&lon=-71.5142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9961N (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: 170 total, 59 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170704009899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM KPSM TO KASH FOR A VFR FLIGHT.  ON LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 9:03AM EST PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PLANE WENT INTO A GROUND LOOP AND AT THAT POINT THE GEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE FAILED.  THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE LANDING GEAR, WING, PROPELLER AND BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE.

SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION PERFORMED BY AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC/IA REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING SPAR REQUIRING THE WING TO BE REMOVED AND SENT OUT FOR MAJOR REPAIR.

## 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 ERA17CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA245), Jul 4, 2017: Cessna 180 (N9961N), Nashua, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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