ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178008
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 2004 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5180 |
| MSN: | 18051077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4866 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kenai, AK (PAEN) |
| Fairbanks, AK (PAFA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport certificated pilot was departing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The pilot reported he was aware of a left crosswind that was near the limit for his airplane. The pilot indicated that he applied takeoff power and about 350 feet into the takeoff roll, the tailwheel lifted off the runway. The airplane began to veer to the left and the pilot pulled the engine power to idle and attempted to correct the left turn by application of brakes and flight controls. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the right wing struck the runway. The airplane then nosed over and received damage to the propeller, right wing, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. The wind conditions consisted of a direct left crosswind at 14 knots, with gusts to 21 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was a direct crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040607X00741&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2015 18:51 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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