- Date
- June 19, 1985, 18:55 local (Jun 20, 1985, 02:55 UTC)
- Place
- Northway, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5159ECessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850619030369A
- Case key
- 4503
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Judgment - poorCause
Impairment(alcohol)Cause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
Analysis
During arrival, the plt landed the tail wheel equipped acft on rwy 22 with a x-wind from 290 deg at 8 KTS. After touchdown, the acft entered a ground loop & was damaged. A check of the plt's blood showed an alcohol level of 0.249%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5159E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50459
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John R. Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ORT · Northway, runway 22, 5,130 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 18,000 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.