- Date
- September 2, 1995, 06:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cooledge, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5059ECessna 180B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950902033169A
- Case key
- 29212
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Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gust.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said he landed on the runway and encountered a gust of wind during the rollout. The aircraft then ground looped off the runway, collapsing the right main gear and damaging the wing.
Factual narrative
On September 2, 1995, at 0645 mountain standard time, a Cessna 180B, N5059E, ground looped off the runway while landing at Cooledge, Arizona. The aircraft was operated by the pilot and was on a cross-country personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage to the right wing and horizontal stabilizer. The certificated private pilot and his three passengers were not injured. The flight originated at Globe, Arizona, on the day of the accident at 0615.
In his statement, the pilot said he landed on the runway and encountered a gust of wind during the rollout. The aircraft then ground looped off the runway, collapsing the right main gear and damaging the wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5059E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50359
- Airframe hours
- 3,963
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William H. Hales
- Registered owner
- Buster Sanders
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1995 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- P13 · Globe, AZ
- Destination
- P08
- Airport
- P08 · Coolidge Municipal, runway 23, 5,550 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 380 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.