# Accident 19790327006269A: Cessna 180, Soldotna, AK, March 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1979, 12:49 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4751° N, 151.0396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLDOTNA (SXQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4751&lon=-151.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4597B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4597B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327006269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT SAID TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY ON LANDING, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. EXAMINATION SHOWED TAIL WHEEL OK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC79DAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG40), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 180 (N4597B), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4597B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901104048599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104048599A), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 180 (N4597B), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped after landing. Had light tailwind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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