# Accident 20090327003299A: Cessna 180G, Wendover, UT, March 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2009, 15:45 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7122° N, 114.0292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7122&lon=-114.0292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98FC-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 68 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090327003299A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA167), Mar 27, 2009: Cessna 180G (N98FC), Wendover, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing as a result of the binding in one main landing gear brake assembly due to incorrect maintenance procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N98FC (1)

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

- [Accident 20080629838729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629838729A), Jun 29, 2008: Cessna 180G (N98FC), Heber, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot [privacy data omitted] ground looped his Cessna 180 upon landing on runway 21 in a crosswind. While ground looping to the left he damaged his left…

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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