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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · June 17, 2013

Date: June 17, 2013 · 18:30 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4900A
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,500 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4900ARegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 32297 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC attempted to land on rwy 16 with wind 190@08G16. PIC landed faster than normal due to wind conditions. Upon landing, tail wheel began to shimmy, so PIC applied forward yoke to raise tail wheel off the ground. PIC lost control of the aircraft when caught by a wind gust, and allowed the left wing tip to contact the ground, causing minor damage to the aileron, wing, and wing tip extension.

As the FAA filed it

PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 16 WITH WIND 190@08G16. PIC LANDED FASTER THAN NORMAL DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS. UPON LANDING, TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY, SO PIC APPLIED FORWARD YOKE TO RAISE TAIL WHEEL OFF THE GROUND. PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN CAUGHT BY A WIND GUST, AND ALLOWED THE LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AILERON, WING, AND WING TIP EXTENSION.

Other reports on N4900A · 2

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

Accident 19970930029389ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · King Salmon, AKCrashed on landing, other circumstances unknown. (.4)the airplane departed a rough, rocky, gravel bar. During the subsequent landing roll at the pilot's gravel strip, the plane veered to the right. As the plane decelerated, full left rudder and brake input by…Sep 30, 1997 · Substantial damage Accident 19770701016819ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Champain Il, ILJul 1, 1977 · Substantial damage