# NTSB ATL03LA145: Cessna 180, N2807A, Pavo, GA, September 21, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 21, 2003, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Pavo, GA - Coordinates: 31.136943, -83.703887 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1369&lon=-83.7039&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Atlanta FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58018 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL03LA145 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58018/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA145 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis According to the pilot, during the approach to land, he "stalled" the airplane approximately 1/4 mile short of the private strip and the airplane collided with the ground. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or flight control problems prior to the accident. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any flight control or mechanical malfunctions. ## Factual narrative On September 21, 2003 at 1300 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 180, N2807A, registered to and operated by a commercial pilot, collided with the ground while maneuvering during final approach to land on a private strip in the vicinity of Pavo, Georgia. The personal flight operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight departed from a private strip in Pulaski, Georgia on September 21, 2003 at 1200. According to the pilot, he was on a cross-country flight from a private landing strip in Pulaski, Georgia, to a private grass field in Pavo, Georgia. During the approach to land, the pilot stated that he "stalled" the airplane approximately 1/4 mile short of the private strip and collided with the ground. The airplane came to rest in a nose down attitude. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or flight control problems prior to the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right landing gear was damaged. The right aileron was bent upward and the forward right wing spar separated inboard of the wingtip. The right rear wing spar was also bent. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any flight control or mechanical malfunctions. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2807A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2807A), registered now, S/N 30007, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30007 - Airframe hours: 4088 - Engines: Continental O-520-FTS 280 horsepower - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James L. Williams - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2003, 13 hours before - Departed: Pulaski, GA - Destination: Pavo, GA - Airport: Grass Strip ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review February 1, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 700 total, 515 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: VLD ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030921024949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030921024949A), Sep 21, 2003: Cessna 180, Pavo, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/21/03 james l williams departed from a grass strip in pulaski ga. At 1200, VFR to pava, GA. In a Cessna 180 N2807A s/n 30007 at 1300 Mr. Williams… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.