ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369593
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| Date: | Sunday 30 October 1988 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Gillis, Melvin B. |
| Registration: | N9278C |
| MSN: | 31377 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4405 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kenai, AK (ENA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A POST-FLIGHT TAXI TO TIE DOWN. HE SAID THAT A SMALL FLASHLIGHT HAD FALLEN BEHIND THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE AND RUDDER AVAILABLE FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA037
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 July 1994 | N9278C | Private | 0 | Palmer, AK | |
sub |
| 10 October 2003 | N9278C | Kurt Stenehjem | 0 | McCarthy, Alaska | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 16:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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