ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290847
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| Date: | Saturday 22 August 2015 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9588B |
| MSN: | 32885 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10026 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Homer, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) |
| Homer Airport, AK (HOM/PAHO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing to the south on a beach in his tailwheel-equipped Cessna 180 airplane. The pilot stated the wind was gusting about 35 knots across the beach. At the end of the landing rollout, the right tire impacted a sand drift and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane entered a ground loop, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and elevator. The pilot stated there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC15CA065
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2006 | N9588B | Smith Air Charters | 0 | Anchor Point, Alaska | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 06:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 10-Nov-2022 17:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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