# Accident 20230921015019A: Cessna 180K, Monument Valley, UT, September 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0167° N, 110.2007° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0167&lon=-110.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63130, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,543 total, 688 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230921015019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT UT25. UPON TOUCHDOWN OF TAILWHEEL A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING, THIS CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED A GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE DITCH. BROKE LEFT MAIN GEAR, PROP STRIKE AND BROKEN LEFT WING. NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR23LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA353), Sep 21, 2023: Cessna 180K (N63130), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after encountering a wind gust on the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N63130 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910118000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910118000819A), Jan 18, 1991: Cessna 180K (N63130), Patterson, LA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Unable to take off due rough water. Taxiing to lee of shore. Float plugs came off. Pilot drowned trying pump floats
- [Incident 19890726043289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890726043289I), Jul 26, 1989: Cessna 180K (N63130), Pecan Island, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft on floats was taxiing to oil rig. Gust lifted left wing and right wing hit water. No flight intended.

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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