- Date
- September 24, 1984, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N169NCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840924050659A
- Case key
- 24409
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he was unfamiliar with the acft. He discovered that the right main tire was deflated during his landing roll and he over controlled the acft while compensating. The acft ground looped to the left and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N169N
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051138
- Airframe hours
- 6,150
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- University Of Wisconsin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1984
- Departed
- CMA · Camarillo, CA
- Airport
- CMA · Camarillo
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 570 total · 104 in this make and model · 444 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 29 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OXR
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 N169N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.