# NTSB LAX07CA116: Cessna 180D, N6450X, Winslow, AZ, March 29, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 29, 2007, 10:20 local (17:20 UTC) - Place: Winslow, AZ - Coordinates: 35.019721, -110.720275 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0197&lon=-110.7203&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 65529 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65529/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA116 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. ## 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 - diverted attention, pilot in command - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis After the airplane touched down on the runway, the pilot became distracted as he retracted the flaps and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and ground looped. During the ground loop, the left wing and elevator were damaged. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were calm. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions. ## Factual narrative On March 29, 2007, about 1020 mountain standard time, a Cessna, 180D, N6450X, ground looped during landing on runway 29 at Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport (INW), Winslow, Arizona. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed Tucumcari, New Mexico, about 0800 mountain daylight time, with a planned destination of Winslow. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 35 degrees 01.18 minutes north latitude and 110 degrees 43.21 minutes west longitude. The owner/pilot stated in a written report that after touchdown, he retracted the flaps. During this distraction, the airplane veered off to the right side of the runway, and ground looped. During the ground loop, the left wing and elevator were damaged. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were calm. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6450X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6450X), registered now, S/N 18050950, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180D - Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18050950 - Airframe hours: 6379 - Engines: Continental IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2006, 39 hours before - Departed: TCC, TUCUMCARI, NM - Destination: Winslow, AK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: INW, Winslow Muni, runway 29, 7,100 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 3,244 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 3,062 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: INW ## 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 20070329007049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070329007049A), Mar 29, 2007: Cessna 180D, Winslow, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman advised the weather was good at inw, no wind, no traffic, straight in landing after a 3 hour VFR flight. After touchdown (wheel landing) and… 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.