- Date
- June 27, 1982, 16:13 local (21:13 UTC)
- Place
- Bloomington, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5180NBoeing E75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820627026799A
- Case key
- 69984
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that almost immediately after touchdown the aircraft began tracking to the left. During the attempt to arrest the swerve, the aircraft ground looped 180 degrees to the right. The tail struck two taxi lights as it rotated and the aircraft came to rest on the left side of the runway. During prior flights, the pilot stated that the aircraft tracked slightly to the left on landings and that he barely stopped a ground loop to the left with hard rudder, power, and brakes. Following the accident the tailwheel was found to angle approximately 10 degrees to the left when the rudder pedals were centered. Tail wheel cable tension was found to be below minimum pressure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5180N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-5439
- Airframe hours
- 2,807
- Engine
- P & W R-985, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David S. Finn
- Registered owner
- David S. Finn
- Departed
- BMI · Bloomington, IL
- Destination
- BMI · Bloomington, IL
- Airport
- BMI · Bloomington, runway 21, 3,723 × 100 ft, concrete
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 274 total · 19 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.