# NTSB FTW84LA080: Cessna 180A, N5212D, Portales, NM, November 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 26, 1983, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Portales, NM
- Coordinates: 34.179012, -103.339324 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1790&lon=-103.3393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21221/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA080

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT HAD MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN AN UNIMPROVED WHEAT FIELD. THE ACFT HAD STOPPED & AS THE PLT WAS MAKING A 180 DEG TURN BACK THE WIND CAUGHT A WING CAUSING THE ACFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE TURN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ROLLED INTO A FURROW CAUSING THE NOSE TO DIP JUST BEFORE THE WIND CAUGHT THE UPWIND WING. WIND WAS GUSTING 25 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5212D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5212D), registered now, S/N 50110, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50110
- Airframe hours: 9405
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James D. Weaver
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 24, 1983, 16 hours before
- Departed: AMARILLO, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,042 total, 888 in this make and model, 100 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F

## 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 19831126059079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831126059079A), Nov 26, 1983: Cessna 180A, Portales, NM, Substantial damage. Landed in a ranch wheat field. The nose dipped while taxiing thru a furrow. Strong surface wind blew aircraft over.

## Other investigations on N5212D (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 CHI74DEM64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM64), Jun 1, 1974: Cessna 180A (N5212D), Steuben, MI, substantial damage

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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