# NTSB LAX81DUM08: Cessna 180, N52111, Carlsbad, CA, December 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1980
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3470  80/12/13   CARLSBAD,CA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1018
        TIME - 1559                    N52111              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N52111 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palomar

## 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 19801213076629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213076629A), Dec 13, 1980: Cessna 180J, Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ground-looped. Unskilled in tail dragger type.

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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