# Accident 20031010026919A: Cessna 180, Mccarthy, AK, October 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9207° N, 159.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9207&lon=-159.4901&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 O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,139 total, 220 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031010026919A

## Narrative

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

(-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 AXLE ATTACH BOLTS. THE REMAINING GEAR LEG DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED. THE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE FUSELAGE TWISTED DURING THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA001), Oct 10, 2003: Cessna 180 (N9278C), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the left main landing gear wheel from the gear leg, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and collapse of the right main landing gear. A factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N9278C (3)

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

- [Accident 19940717018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018689A), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Aborted. Exited runway. Ground looped. Nosed over.
- [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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