# Accident 20230815015029A: Cessna 180J, Moab, UT, August 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Canyonlands Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7576° N, 109.7535° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7576&lon=-109.7535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9977N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9977N-2024-09-07) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,436 total, 93 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230815015029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 180J SKY WAGON WAS FLYING THE PLANE ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN HE CRASHED WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO A ROLLOUT TO THE CANYONLANDS REGIONAL AIRPORT (CNY).   THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF FROM RWY21. THE PILOT FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN AND ALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL TO PERFORM A NORMAL 3-POINT LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW A NORMAL APPROACH, WITH A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 300-FEET INTO THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER ONTO A DIRT AND GRAVEL SURFACE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE EXIT FROM THE HARD SURFACE WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A GROUND LOOP WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR23LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA319), Aug 15, 2023: Cessna 180J (N9977N), Moab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N9977N (1)

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

- [Accident 19930309004659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930309004659A), Mar 9, 1993: Cessna 180J (N9977N), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Student inadvertently used brakes to correct directional roll. Aircraft nosed over. Pilot was wearing large boots.

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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