# NTSB FTW95LA123: Cessna 180J, N9900N, El Paso, TX, February 25, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 25, 1995, 12:24 local (19:24 UTC) - Place: El Paso, TX - Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 9, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19360 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW95LA123 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19360/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA123 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm ## Analysis DURING A NO FLAP LANDING, FLOWN BY AN ATP RATED PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER RIGHT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING BY ADDING FULL POWER. AS THE FULL POWER WAS ADDED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SO THE PILOT PULLED THE POWER OFF. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SAND PILE AND SEVERED THE LANDING GEAR. THIS WAS THE SECOND APPROACH OF A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. ## Factual narrative On February 25, 1995, at 1224 mountain standard time, a Cessna 180J, N9900N, was substantially damaged during landing at West Texas Airport, El Paso, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot and his pilot rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight. The pilot reported in his written report and during an interview conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that during his second landing on runway 08 the aircraft began to "veer to the right despite rudder corrections." In an attempt to abort the landing he "added full power;" however, he "pulled the power off when it veered off the runway." Both main landing gears were separated, the fire wall buckled, and the fuselage damaged. The wind was from 140 degrees at 5 knots. An examination of the aircraft revealed no anomalies that could have contributed to the accident sequence. During the interview the pilot revealed that he was demonstrating the aircraft to another pilot, for the owners, and that he was landing for the second time in a "normal no flap condition." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9900N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9900N), registered now, S/N 18052555, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J - Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18052555 - Airframe hours: 3195 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: El Paso Sw Aircraft Sales, Inc - Registered owner: Ivey, William E. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1994, 61 hours before - Departed: TX04 - Destination: TX04, TX - Airport: TX04, West Texas, runway 8, 6,540 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 2,773 total, 2 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ELP, 17 nm away ## 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 19950225002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950225002619A), Feb 25, 1995: Cessna 180J, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Veered on landing roll. Began go around exited runway. Aborted. Separated both main landing gears. Bent fuselage. ## Other investigations on N9900N (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 FTW80DQD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD13), Jul 5, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9900N), El Paso, TX, 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. --- 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.