| Crash location | 33.200278°N, 97.191944°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Denton, TX
32.258742°N, 99.539522°W 151.2 miles away |
| Tail number | N1729F |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 19 Oct 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 180 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported in a telephone interview that he planned to do proficiency landings during the early morning hours. During one of the landings, the wing began to lift and he was not able to regain directional control of the single-engine tail-wheel equipped airplane. The airplane then "ground-looped," and came to rest inverted on the runway. The pilot further reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
The pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent "ground-loop."