- Date
- September 9, 1989, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Yakataga, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2355CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890909034379A
- Case key
- 5256
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain directional control and inadvertently allowed the aircraft to ground loop. The tailwind was a contributing factor.
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
As the pilot was landing toward east, the airplane ground looped to the left. Subsequently, a wingtip, main gear & the propeller were damaged during the occurrence. The wind was estimated to be from 270 deg at 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2355C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30655
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hugh Glassbury, doing business as Methow Aviation
- Registered owner
- Methow Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- CYT · Yakataga, runway 7, 4,950 × 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
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 100 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2355C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.