# Accident 19980815021029A: Cessna 180, Anaconda, MT, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998
- Place: Anaconda, MT
- Airport: Anaconda Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1209° N, 112.9698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1209&lon=-112.9698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9115C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9115C-2013-07-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815021029A

## Narrative

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

CFT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT LANDED, BOUNCED, GROUND L OOPED TO THE RIGHT, RAN OFF THE RWY. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL ON THE GROUND LOOP COUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT LANDING GEAR AND ADJACENT AIRFRAME. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.

## 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 SEA98LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA167), Aug 15, 1998: Cessna 180 (N9115C), Anaconda, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A ground-loop resulting from the pilot's inadequate remedial action while attempting to correct for an inadvertent loss of directional control during the landing roll. Factors include the loss of…

## Other reports on N9115C (2)

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

- [Accident 20070223001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070223001659A), Feb 23, 2007: Cessna 180 (N9115C), Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) N9115C, cleared for final turn to rwy 16, aircraft crashed in the trees one half (1/2) mile north of airport, aircraft had substantial damage to…
- [Accident 19950528045459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950528045459A), May 28, 1995: Cessna 180 (N9115C), Philipsburg, MT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing swerved dragged wing and collapsed right gear. Outer tire edge wear due toe in.

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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