# Accident 19890619016159A: Cessna 180H, Anchorage, AK, June 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1989, 22:25 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 316 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890619016159A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC89LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA095), Jun 20, 1989: Cessna 180 (N180SR), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT & INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP/SWERVE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N180SR (1)

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

- [Accident 19860628028209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628028209A), Jun 28, 1986: Cessna 180H (N180SR), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot reported the right brake failed and the aircraft ground looped. Investigator cites high speed veer.

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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