# Incident 19830115002579I: Cessna 180K, Missoula, MT, January 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66471, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66471) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 29 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830115002579I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WING DROPPED ON LANDING. DRAGGED WING ON NEAR GROUND LOOP. RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS FLAT, WHEEL DISINTEGRATED.

## Other reports on N66471 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020617015359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020617015359A), Jun 17, 2002: Cessna 180K (N66471), Helena, MT, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that on takeoff the aircraft would not accelerate to takeoff speed, so he elected to abort the takeoff. When he applied brakes, the…

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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