# Accident 19900306003439A: Cessna 180, Fairbanks, AK, March 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8107° N, 147.7209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8107&lon=-147.7209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2428C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2428C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 600 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306003439A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT TIRE BROKE LOOSE ON LANDING. INCORRECT BOLTS AND IMPROPER MOUNTING CAUSED PROBLEM, AIRCRAFT 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 ANC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA037), Mar 6, 1990: Cessna 180 (N2428C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE GEAR AXLE (USE OF IMPROPER BOLTS & THE WRONG NUMBER OF SHIMS), WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE AND LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N2428C (1)

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

- [Accident 19741009039739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009039739A), Oct 9, 1974: Cessna 180 (N2428C), Sandy Hook, KY, Substantial damage. Nosed ovr after rolling ovr 2nd rise in 1400FT dirt rwy.

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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