# Accident 20200930015269A: Cessna 180H, Tok, AK, September 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2020, 19:15 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Airport: Tok Junction Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3295° N, 142.9537° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3295&lon=-142.9537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926LL-2023-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200930015269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED SHE DID A NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING.  AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN SHE HAD DIFFICULTIES KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE LEFT RUDDER AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT CONTACTING THE LEFT WING WITH THE LEFT MAIN STRUT COLLAPSING. POST ACCIDENT REVIEW SHOWED THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY SWIVELED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE LEFT DIRECTION AND WAS EITHER BINDING OR NOT MOVING AT ALL IN THE LEFT DIRECTION.   THE NTSB IS IN POSSESSION OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY CONDUCTING FURTHER ANALYSIS.

## 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 ANC20LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA100), Oct 1, 2020: Cessna 180 (N926LL), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to properly repair the tailwheel, which resulted in a malfunction of the tailwheel and a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N926LL (1)

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

- [Accident 20211012017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211012017869A), Oct 12, 2021: Cessna 180H (N926LL), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. During landing roll out on runway O2 at Glacier Park International Airport (gpi) N926LL a 1964 Cessna 180H serial number 18051470 swerved to the right and went…

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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