# Accident 19940717018689A: Cessna 180, Palmer, AK, July 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1994, 20:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6209° N, 148.9805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6209&lon=-148.9805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9278C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9278C-2018-01-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 41 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018689A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. EXITED RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA086), Jul 18, 1994: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N9278C (3)

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

- [Accident 20031010026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031010026919A), Oct 10, 2003: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he approached for landing and during touchdown the left main landing gear wheel separated from the spring gear leg near the wheel…
- [Accident 19881030001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030001149A), Oct 30, 1988: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped while taxiing to tiedown damaging left wing tip. Found a flash light had blocked rudder pedal.
- [Incident 19790528028149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528028149I), May 28, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up after landing on soft sandy beach.

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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