# NTSB ANC86LA021: Cessna 180, N3186D, Homer, AK, December 27, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 27, 1985, 12:58 local (16:58 UTC)
- Place: Homer, AK
- Coordinates: 59.400962, -151.319229 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4010&lon=-151.3192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4632/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA021

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED, DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND A GROUND LOOP RESULTED.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - aircraft handling - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3186D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3186D), registered now, S/N 31984, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31984
- Airframe hours: 3500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-J 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ronald White
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 1985, 20 hours before
- Airport: HOM, Homer, runway 2, 7,401 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 1,120 total, 452 in this make and model, 1,020 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HOM

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19851227065949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851227065949A), Dec 27, 1985: Cessna 180, Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during landing and ground looped.

## Other investigations on N3186D (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 ANC20LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA060), Jun 15, 2020: Cessna 180 (N3186D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while flying in conditions conducive carburetor to icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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.

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