# Accident 20201103020879A: Cessna 180D, Warrenton, GA, November 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2020, 16:22 local time
- Place: Warrenton, GA
- Airport: Warrenton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3666° N, 82.6228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3666&lon=-82.6228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6484X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6484X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103020879A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 03, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1622 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND A CESSNA MODEL 180D AIRCRAFT AT EAST WARRENTON WAY, WARRENTION GEORGIA ON A PRIVATE AIR STRIP RUNWAY LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 950 FEET.

EYEWITNESS STATED, PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO APPROACHES PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN AT MIDFIELD AND BOUNCE ONCE BEFORE REMAINING ON GROUND, EYEWITNESS ALSO STATED AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS FAST AT TOUCHDOWN AND IT LOOKED AS IF THE FLAPS WERE NOT IN THE LANDING POSITION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO CLUSTER OF PINE TREES RIPPING BOTH WINGS OFF AND BREAKING THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE INTO THREE PIECES.

## 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 ERA21LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA037), Nov 3, 2020: Cessna 180 (N6484X), Warrenton, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.

## Other reports on N6484X (1)

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

- [Accident 19970327003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327003869A), Mar 27, 1997: Cessna 180D (N6484X), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost control on takeoff and flipped over, winds were gusty.

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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