- Date
- May 27, 1983, 20:00 local (May 28, 1983, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Decker, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5259ECessna 180B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830527025339A
- Case key
- 16085
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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 tailwheel acft groundlooped on takeoff as the tail came up and the acft swerved sharply to the left. During the turn at about 40 mph the acft nosed over. The pilot noticed a pulling to the left as the takeoff roll commenced but thought he could contain it so he continued the takeoff. Investigation revealed that both tires had been replaced 41 hours prior to the accident. Both tires had evidence of scrubbing and feathered edges indicating eexcessive tow out setting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5259E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50559
- Airframe hours
- 3,264
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marvin S. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1982 · 44 hours before
- Airport
- runway 18, 1,600 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 18 in this make and model · 195 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.