- Date
- May 4, 1995, 19:00 local (May 5, 1995, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N180JVCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950504048389A
- Case key
- 19407
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to the excessive taxi speed.
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 landing to runway 04L was normal, and due to an aircraft sequenced 'tightly' behind, the pilot attempted to clear the runway at the first available taxiway to the left. The pilot cleared the runway 'at a speed high enough that a ground loop occurred' damaging the right wing and elevator.
Factual narrative
On May 4, 1995, at 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 180, N180JV, was substantially damaged during taxi at Adams Field Airport (LIT), Little Rock, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight.
According to the Pilot/Operator Report, the landing to runway 04L was normal, and due to an aircraft sequenced "tightly" behind, the pilot attempted to clear the runway at the first available taxiway to the left. The pilot cleared the runway "at a speed high enough that a ground loop occurred."
Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed the right wing and elevator were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N180JV
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30136
- Airframe hours
- 4,950
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J11B, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bernard L. Flank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1994 · 120 hours before
- Departed
- TUP · Tupelo, MS
- Destination
- LIT
- Airport
- LIT · Adams Field, runway 4, 7,173 × 150 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
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,405 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 3,333 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.