- Date
- April 26, 1988, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Danville, KY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9712BCessna 180A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880426011619A
- Case key
- 7748
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt performed a wheel landing and attempted to hold the tailwheel off the runway surface with nose down elevator. The right wing began to lift and the acft veered to the right. Remedial control inputs were made and the left main landing gear axle separated which caused the acft to ground loop to the left. There were no preexisting mechanical or structural difficulties with the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9712B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50010
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael T. Herndon
- Registered owner
- Michael T Herndon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1987
- Airport
- DVK · Goodall Fld., runway 30, 4,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 431 total · 403 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °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 N9712B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.