# Accident 20191015017979A: Cessna 180A, Herlong, CA, October 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Herlong, CA
- Airport: Dead Cow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1300° N, 119.9100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1300&lon=-119.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 130 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191015017979A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS MAKING MULTIPLE TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT DEAD COW DRY LAKEBED ON THE FLANIGAN PLAYA, CALIFORNIA, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED DURING THE FINAL LANDING ROLL. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS.

## 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 GAA20CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA029), Oct 15, 2019: Cessna 180 (N180JL), Flannigan, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a wing strike.

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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