Cessna 180 N3196D

Summary

On 20 June 1998 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3196D was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 June 1998 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N3196D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valencia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA277

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on a dirt road to fuel the aircraft at a service station, the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing roll and the aircraft performed a ground loop causing damage to the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, main landing gear, propeller, and cowl. The pilot said he landed often on the road to fuel his aircraft, but on this occasion he said he failed to correct for the crosswind which was 15 to 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.