# Accident 20210402003339A: Cessna 180K, Fort Lupton, CO, April 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2021, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Lupton, CO
- Airport: Platte Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1092° N, 104.7138° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1092&lon=-104.7138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4802, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 490 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210402003339A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 2, 2021 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 180-K, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK (18V) AT ABOUT 155PM MDT. THE AIRCRAFT MISTAKENLY TOUCHED-DOWN ON A NEARBY UTILITY ACCESS ROAD. THE SOFTNESS OF THE GROUND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING FORWARD, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN21LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA182), Apr 2, 2021: Cessna 180 (N4802), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of situational awareness, and his unintended landing on a soft unimproved dirt road, which resulted in a loss of directional control into soft ground and the airplane to subsequently…

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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