# Accident 20180719011689A: Cessna 180, Bozeman, MT, July 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2018, 10:55 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Bozeman Yellowstone International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7772° N, 111.1503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7772&lon=-111.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3224D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3224D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 91 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180719011689A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/19/18, AT 1055 MDT, A CESSNA 180, N3224D, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON LANDING WITH A TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT  AT BOZEMAN, MT (BZN) ON A PART 91 FLIGHT . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT 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 GAA18CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA437), Jul 19, 2018: Cessna 180 (N3224D), Bozeman, MT, 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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