Cessna 180A N6180
1 August 1999 · Gustavus, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1999 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N6180 was involved in an accident near Gustavus, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gustavus, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gustavus (GST)
- Coordinates
- 58.4203, -135.7804
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180A
- Registration
- N6180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Juneau → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC99LA102
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated commercial pilot had landed on runway 28. He stated that the touchdown and the landing roll were uneventful, until the airplane's nose veered slightly to the right. He compensated by applying full left rudder, but the airplane suddenly ground looped to the right. During the ground loop the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing collided with the runway. The left wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage. Wind conditions at the time of the accident were reported to be from 190 degrees at 5 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1999 | Cessna 180G | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180 | Quebec, Canada | Frank G Riess | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180H | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1999 | Cessna 180J | Granbury, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Cessna 180J | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1999 | Cessna 180J | Necedah, Wisconsin, United States | Wisconsin DNR | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1999 | Piper PA-24-260 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 May 1999 | Stinson 108 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Glenn A. Ferris | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1999 | De Havilland DHC 2 MK III | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | William A. Sego | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | James T. Ables | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1999 | Robinson R22 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |