# Incident 19820904061039I: Cessna 180K, Utica, NY, September 4, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1982, 16:11 local time
- Place: Utica, NY
- Airport: Utica
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0964° N, 75.2260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0964&lon=-75.2260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2597K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2597K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904061039I

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED A PASSENGER, A CERTIFICATED PILOT, TO LAND AIRCRAFT. GROUND LOOPED BEFORE CFI COULD CORRECT.

## Other reports on N2597K (1)

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

- [Accident 19791121033679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121033679A), Nov 21, 1979: Cessna 180 (N2597K), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft with conventional gear, ground looped on landing roll. Factor: pilot skill.

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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