40.2171° N, 76.8514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 8, 1988 · 18:40 local
Place
Harrisburg, PA
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N66080
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total12 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost control of aircraft on flare out. Ground looped aircraft to the right. Left gear failed. Crosswind landing.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON FLARE OUT. GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. LEFT GEAR FAILED. CROSSWIND LANDING.