# Accident 19921115046609A: Cessna 180K, Wiggins, MS, November 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1992, 15:35 local time
- Place: Wiggins, MS
- Airport: Dean Griffin Memorial Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8605° N, 89.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8605&lon=-89.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,655 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921115046609A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON WHEEL LANDING INTO SOFT SAND AND NOSED OVER. FOUND MAIN GEAR MISALIGNED BUT POSSIBLE DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA017), Nov 15, 1992: Cessna 180K (N2873K), Wiggins, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL OUT, RESULTING IN AN ON GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL (GROUND LOOP) AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE 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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