- Date
- August 3, 1987, 20:00 local (Aug 4, 1987, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9913VCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870803044859A
- Case key
- 17291
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt was conducting test flt following maint on tailwheel due to shimmy. On final landing acft control was lost at apx 20 KTS due to tailwheel jam. Acft departed side of rwy and left main gear collapsed causing substantial damage to airframe. Tailwheel jam was due to improper maint. Wrong maintenance manual used when repairs were made.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9913V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051765
- Airframe hours
- 2,781
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas C. Isern
- Registered owner
- Douglas C Isern
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 19, 1987 · 141 hours before
- Airport
- BJC · Jefferson County, runway 11R, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,825 total · 1,265 in this make and model · 1,652 as pilot in command · 97 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 16,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC
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 N9913V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.