# Accident 20240714008809A: Cessna 180, Grady, NM, July 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2024, 09:45 local time
- Place: Grady, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8512° N, 103.3013° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8512&lon=-103.3013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1000Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1000Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total, 45 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240714008809A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2024, A CESSNA 180 SERIAL NUMBER 30999 BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE DEPARTING A GRAVEL STRIP IN GRADY NEW MEXICO, PILOT ONBOARD WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE AIRCAFT BEGAN TO EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONROL RESULTING IN LEFT GEAR COLLAPSE AND BOTH WINGS TO BE DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR24LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA246), Jul 14, 2024: Cessna 180 (N1000Y), Grady, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.

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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