# NTSB CEN13CA223: Cessna 180, N7714A, Roswell, NM, March 29, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 29, 2013, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Coordinates: 33.300834, -104.525001
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3008&lon=-104.5250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 2013
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86622/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86622
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA223

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll after encountering a gust of wind, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 65 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 64 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot said he encountered a gust of wind during the landing roll, and the tailwheel-equipped airplane ground looped. The left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, and the left elevator were substantially damaged. The pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane or engine.

## Factual narrative

The pilot said he encountered a gust of wind during the landing roll out and the tail wheel-equipped airplane ground-looped. The left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, and the left elevator were substantially damaged. The pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane or engine.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7714A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7714A), registered now, S/N 32611, built 1956 (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: 32611
- Airframe hours: 3608.9
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David M Stevens Attorney At Law Pc
- Registered owner: David M Stevens Attorney At Law Pc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 16, 2012
- Departed: KPBG, Big Spring, TX
- Destination: ROW, Roswell, NM
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: ROW, Roswell, runway 35

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 3, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 841 total, 584 in this make and model, 800 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 4 knots
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: ROW

## 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 20130329004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130329004439A), Mar 29, 2013: Cessna 180, Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. On March 29, 2013, at approximately 1519 CDT, FAA private pilot, lost control of N7714A, a CE-180, on landing on runway 35 at the Roswell International Air…

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 30, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86622. 579 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 579 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40391498&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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.

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