- Date
- July 18, 1985, 14:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Harrison, AR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4734UCessna 180G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718032249A
- Case key
- 33991
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during a wheel landing, the acft bounced, but not hard. He reported that he applied sufficient power to recover & made a smooth, 3-point touchdown, then the acft began a gradual skidding turn to the right. The plt corrected with left rudder, but it had no effect. He said that he then applied hard left rudder & brake; however, the acft continued the right swerve & the left main gear collapsed. An exam of the acft revealed the left tailwheel steering cable had come off of a pulley & had jammed between the pulley & a bracket. There was evidence that the cable may have been loose or out-of-rig. However, the reason for the cable to come off of the pulley was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4734U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051434
- Airframe hours
- 7,833
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David E. Hilker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- EOS · Neosho, MO
- Airport
- HRO · Boone County, runway 36, 6,195 × 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,435 total · 34 in this make and model · 1,355 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 13 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HRO
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 N4734U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.