# Accident 19901010044789A: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, October 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1990, 10:12 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: 61.2207° N, 149.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2207&lon=-149.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3330D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3330D) (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 O470J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901010044789A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TURN OFF RUNWAY TOO FAST. BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP BU UNABLE TO STOP TURN DUE TO WEAK BRAKE.

## 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 ANC91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA004), Oct 10, 1990: Cessna 180 (N3330D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE ON THE BRAKES BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N3330D (1)

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

- [Accident 19791203040899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203040899A), Dec 3, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3330D), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Made bad landing. Failed to go around. Lost control of rudder. Veered off runway. Flipped over.

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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