# Accident 19930606016989A: Cessna 180A, Anchorage, AK, June 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1993, 11:38 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: 61.2092° N, 149.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2092&lon=-149.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5252D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5252D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,223 total, 621 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606016989A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. GROUND LOOPED. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 ANC93LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA080), Jun 6, 1993: Cessna 180A (N5252D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING. THE TAILWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5252D (1)

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

- [Accident 19850717063699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717063699A), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna 180A (N5252D), Battle Mountain, NV, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed during gusty crosswind landing. Crosswind component too much for pilot and aircraft.

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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