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FAA incident report · Cessna 180K · Valdez, AK · April 7, 1989

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Date
April 7, 1989 · 14:18 local
Place
Valdez, AK
Airport
Valdez Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYEC
Aircraft
N61537
Reported as
Cessna 180K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,385 total2,650 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days
N61537Registered now · Cessna 180KS/N 18052780 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 180KEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Left wheel locked on landing rollout. Aircraft turned left 90 degrees and stopped. Inside wheel bolts had sheared.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WHEEL LOCKED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT 90 DEGREES AND STOPPED. INSIDE WHEEL BOLTS HAD SHEARED.

Other reports on N61537 · 2

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

Accident 19870312005959ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cordova, AKThe aircraft veered off the side of the runway striking two parked aircraft. No evidence of mechanical malfunction.Mar 12, 1987 · Substantial damageAccident 19810823051069ATakeoff Ground Roll · Cordova, AKPilot attempted takeoff on water downwind and into current. Takeoff aborted too late. Hit trees and brush on shore.Aug 23, 1981 · Substantial damage