- Date
- June 13, 1989, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72WSCessna 180F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890613015489A
- Case key
- 41029
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing flare the aircraft turned to the right & the right wing dropped. When he attempted recovery he ground looped to the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72WS
- Reported as
- Cessna 180F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051215
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kar Coach Works
- Registered owner
- Kar Coach Works
- Departed
- BOI · Boise, ID
- Airport
- RNO · Reno Cannon, runway 16L, 5,592 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 355 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.