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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Scottsbluff, NE · May 19, 1991

Date
May 19, 1991 · 10:40 local
Place
Scottsbluff, NE
Airport
William B Heilig Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66266
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA158
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
266 total13 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control and ground looped on landing. Blamed crosswind and inexperience in tail draggers.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. BLAMED CROSSWIND AND INEXPERIENCE IN TAIL DRAGGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.