20020210004059A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Jean, NV · February 10, 2002

Date: February 10, 2002 · 12:00 local
Place: Jean, NV
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9386C
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02LA086
Reported as: Cessna 180

N9386CRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 31784 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot claims he was attempting a short field takeoff on a dry lake bed and possibly encountered a dust devel. The aircraft ground looped. The physical evidence does not support his explanation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CLAIMS HE WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF ON A DRY LAKE BED AND POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPORT HIS EXPLANATION.

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 LAX02LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJean, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.Feb 10, 2002 · Substantial damage