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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Wrangell, AK · July 24, 1992

Date
July 24, 1992 · 14:30 local
Place
Wrangell, AK
Airport
Wrangell
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9398C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA111
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,875 total1,000 in this make and model24 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.

Tail wheel shimmy on landing. Tried raise tail to stop shimmy. Lost control and ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY ON LANDING. TRIED RAISE TAIL TO STOP SHIMMY. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

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