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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180G · Wendover, UT · March 27, 2009

Date
March 27, 2009 · 15:45 local
Place
Wendover, UT
Airport
Wendover
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98FC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA167
Reported as
Cessna 180G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total68 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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) On March 27, 2009 at 1545 local time, privacy data omitted was conducting touch and go landings in N98FC at the Wendover, UT airport. During the rollout on his second landing, the aircraft began to pull to the right. privacy data omitted Applied full power in an attempt to regain control of the aircraft. He was unable to do so and the aircraft departed to the right hand side of the runway continuing for approximately 200 yards before it struck a large pile of dirt and flipped over resulting in substantial damage to the tail, fuselage, and gear. During the post accident interview with privacy data omitted he stated that the carb heat was on and the flaps were fully deployed during his attempt to go around. The post accident investigation of the aircraft found that the right hand brake assembly had new linings that, along with the thickness of the brake disc, made it difficult for the tire to be turned. A review of the aircraft maintenance records indicated that the new linings had been installed at the previous annual inspection approximately four hours before the accident occurred. There were two people on board the aircraft at the time of the accident with no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 27, 2009 AT 1545 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN N98FC AT THE WENDOVER, UT AIRPORT. DURING THE ROLLOUT ON HIS SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CONTINUING FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEFORE IT STRUCK A LARGE PILE OF DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL, FUSELAGE, AND GEAR. DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE STATED THAT THE CARB HEAT WAS ON AND THE FLAPS WERE FULLY DEPLOYED DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND. THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD NEW LININGS THAT, ALONG WITH THE THICKNESS OF THE BRAKE DISC, MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE TIRE TO BE TURNED. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE NEW LININGS HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL INSPECTION APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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

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