- Date
- June 1, 1988, 20:45 local (Jun 2, 1988, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gettysburg, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2123ZCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880601017579A
- Case key
- 17474
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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 commercial plt and two passengers were flying to a fishing camp. During landing roll the plt applied brakes to turn off the runway. The nose got too FAR around and directional control was lost. The airplane ground looped to the left. The right wing, right landing gear and right elevator were damaged. The plt reported that the wind was light and variable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2123Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 180 51223
- Airframe hours
- 1,748
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ellingson, Jerry F.
- Registered owner
- Ellingson, Jerry E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 28, 1987 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- Y34 · Lake Preston, SD
- Destination
- NONE · South Whitlock, SD
- Airport
- NONE · South Whitlock, runway 29, 2,500 × 150 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,605 total · 107 in this make and model · 3,551 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.