# Incident 19880503020489I: Cessna 180J, Minneapolis, MN, May 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1988, 10:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 30 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503020489I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING ASSEMBLY BROKE LOOSE ON ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N180DH (1)

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

- [Accident 19850717031739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717031739A), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna 180J (N180DH), Fort Dodge, IA, Substantial damage. After three point landing directional control was lost and aircraft ground looped. Gusty variable winds a factor.

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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