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FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Olney, TX · May 27, 1997

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Date
May 27, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
Olney, TX
Airport
Olney Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9408C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA204
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total108 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Made hard side load landing. Collapsed left wheel and gear. Ground looped. (-23) on may 27, 1997, at approximately 4:00 pm CDT, a Cessna, CE-180-180, N9408C, received substantial damage during landing at Olney, Texas. The private pilot stated that the landing imposed too much of a side load on the landing gear. The left wheel separated, the gear collapsed, and the aircraft ground looped. The aircraft received substantial damage. This case is closed.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD SIDE LOAD LANDING. COLLAPSED LEFT WHEEL AND GEAR. GROUND LOOPED. (-23) ON MAY 27, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM CDT, A CESSNA, CE-180-180, N9408C, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT OLNEY, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING IMPOSED TOO MUCH OF A SIDE LOAD ON THE LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED, THE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS CASE IS CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW97LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlney, TXthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of dirctional control, a ground loop, and a collapsed main gear. The crosswind was a related factor.May 27, 1997 · Substantial damage