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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Hailey, ID · July 30, 2006

Date: July 30, 2006 · 12:30 local
Place: Hailey, ID
Airport: Friedman Memorial
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N89SJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA151
Reported as: Cessna 180H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total80 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N89SJRegistered now · Cessna 180HS/N 18051923 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 180H Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) After landing on runway 31 at sun (wind 230 degrees @ 10 gusts to 17) as the pilot manually retracted the flaps, the aircraft "ground looped." The pilot indicated that he may have relaxed the back pressure on the yoke (elevator) while retracting the flaps using the "johnson bar." Gusty winds lifted the left wing, causing the right wing tip to hit the ground and the aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT SUN (WIND 230 DEGREES @ 10 GUSTS TO 17) AS THE PILOT MANUALLY RETRACTED THE FLAPS, THE AIRCRAFT "GROUND LOOPED." THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE MAY HAVE RELAXED THE BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE (ELEVATOR) WHILE RETRACTING THE FLAPS USING THE "JOHNSON BAR." GUSTY WINDS LIFTED THE LEFT WING, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA06CA151Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHailey, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi, which resulted in a nose over. A factor was the wind gust condition.Jul 30, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89SJ · 1

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

Accident 20200506004959ATakeoff: Rotation · Hite, UTOn takeoff, the aircraft departed the runway to the right into terrain causing substantial damage.May 6, 2020 · Substantial damage