# Accident 20230705010979A: Cessna 180A, Grand Prairie, TX, July 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2023, 12:01 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6990° N, 97.0471° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6990&lon=-97.0471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N889SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N889SL) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 81 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230705010979A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS, ON THIRD LANDING TO FULL STOP, THE PIC LANDED RUNWAY 18. ON ROLL OUT THE PIC RETRACTED FLAPS WHILE THE TAILWHEEL TRANSITIONED TO GROUND. A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT RIGHT. THE PIC LOST STEERING CONTROL AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. WHILE OFF RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING A DESCENDING EMBANKMENT AND THE PIC ELECTED TO ACTUATE THE BRAKES HARD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER FLIPPING ON TO ITS BACK. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING AND VERTCAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CEN23LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA275), Jul 5, 2023: Cessna 180A (N889SL), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the unexpected sudden wind shift.

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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