# Accident 20100802041449A: Cessna 180B, Burnet, TX, August 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2010, 08:30 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7604° N, 98.2206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7604&lon=-98.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5177E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5177E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 158 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100802041449A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE MADE A SMALL BOUNCE AND THEN SETTLED IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE. DURING ROLL OUT THE RUDDER PEDALS HAD SEVERE VIBRATION RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY INTO SLOPING GROUND. THE LEFT WING, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN10LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA457), Aug 2, 2010: Cessna 180B (N5177E), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tailwheel compression spring, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N5177E (1)

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

- [Accident 19950622017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950622017899A), Jun 22, 1995: Cessna 180B (N5177E), Minto, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart on portion of a slough. Failed to clear trees on shore. Floats struck trees. Nosed into trees.

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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