- Date
- June 25, 1993, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bozeman, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8047ZCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930625020629A
- Case key
- 43043
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Probable cause
Directional control was not maintained. A factor to the accident was: inadequate remedial action.
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 pilot reported that while on final approach for landing, the airplane was high. When the airplane touched down, it bounced. After the airplane touched down again, it veered to the left and according to the pilot, he 'gave too much rudder.' The airplane started to ground loop and the pilot 'jammed down on the right brake, instead of both brakes.' The left wing contacted the surface as the airplane ground looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8047Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 180-52312
- Airframe hours
- 3,606
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tate, Victor B.
- Registered owner
- Tate, Victor B.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1993 · 7 hours before
- Destination
- BZN
- Airport
- BZN · Gallatin Fld, runway 3, 9,003 × 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,179 total · 241 in this make and model · 31 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N8047Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.