# Accident 20191108023179A: Cessna 180J, Tyler, TX, November 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2019, 11:54 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Airport: Tyler Pounds Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3536° N, 95.4031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3536&lon=-95.4031&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 36 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191108023179A

## Narrative

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

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 AILERON DEFLECTION TO CORRECT FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 400 FOOT TAKE OFF ROLL, N9925N VEERED  SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THIS LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON ITS BACK AFTER NOSING OVER.

## 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 GAA20CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA069), Nov 8, 2019: Cessna 180 (N9925N), Tyler, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper wind correction while taking off with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over.

## Other reports on N9925N (1)

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

- [Accident 20160313002419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160313002419A), Mar 13, 2016: Cessna 180J (N9925N), Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. 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…

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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