ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198965
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 2017 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2144Z |
| MSN: | 18051244 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4710 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (LHD) |
| Kenai, AK (ENA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during landing and as the tailwheel was settling on the runway, there was an “apparent change in wind direction,” and the airplane veered left. He attempted to correct by applying right rudder and brake, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway and ground looped.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the right horizontal stabilizer, and the elevator.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation system at the airport, about the time of the accident, reported that the was wind from 300° at 9 knots. The pilot landed on runway 2L.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 16:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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