- Date
- June 13, 1982, 14:39 local (22:39 UTC)
- Place
- Seldovia, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2949CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820613021729A
- Case key
- 72593
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During flight, the pilot noted that oil began to collect on the windscreen. He continued the flight to the destination and landed on runway 16 with an oil covered windscreen and in what he described as "squirrelly winds." The wind was estimated to be from 150 degrees at 15 gusting 22 knots with light turbulence. During the landing roll, the pilot lost control of the aircraft in the unfavorable wind conditions while his forward visibility was restricted. The aircraft ground looped and ran off the left side of the runway. An examination of the aircraft revealed that the oil filler extension tube had separated from the engine case. The pilot stated that a similar type of problem occurred in may 1979 and that the maintenance personnel had epoxied the oil filler extension tube back into the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2949C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30849
- Airframe hours
- 2,013
- Engine
- Continental O-470-A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John H. Lee
- Registered owner
- John H. Lee
- Departed
- English Bay, AK
- Destination
- S70 · Othello, WA
- Airport
- SOV · Seldovia, runway 16, 2,600 × 150 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,279 total · 688 in this make and model · 1,208 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 15 knots
- Temperature
- 127 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.