# Accident 19901104048599A: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, November 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1990, 15:25 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: 61.2192° N, 149.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2192&lon=-149.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4597B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4597B) (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: 206 total, 50 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104048599A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING. HAD LIGHT TAILWIND.

## 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 ANC91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA009), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 180 (N4597B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N4597B (1)

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

- [Accident 19790327006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327006269A), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 180 (N4597B), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot said tail wheel began to shimmy on landing, lost directional control. Examination showed tail wheel ok.

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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