- Date
- July 13, 1985, 15:58 local (23:58 UTC)
- Place
- Barrow, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9164TCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850713035229A
- Case key
- 4527
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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
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
Lack of total experience
Analysis
The plt reported that when he returned to the arpt, he made a 3-point landing in gusty x-wind conditions. Reportedly, the acft then ground looped & was damaged. At 1534 adt, the wind at Barrow was from 050 deg at 13 gusting 18 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9164T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50664
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael R. Klawiitter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BRW · Barrow, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BRW · Barrow, runway 6, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 58 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 13 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.