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| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 2014 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5281D |
| MSN: | 50179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6306 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nampa-KMAN, ID (MAN/KMAN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nampa-KMAN, ID (MAN/KMAN) |
| Nampa-KMAN, ID (MAN/KMAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after an uneventful approach to the runway, he conducted a tail-low, three-point landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. About 30 ft into the landing roll, the airplane suddenly turned sharply right and ground looped. Subsequently, the landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. Postaccident examination of the tailwheel revealed that, although it was heavily worn, it castered freely. No evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure of the tailwheel was found that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR14LA205
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| 4 April 2024 | N5281D | Registration Pending | 0 | Priest Lake USFS Airport (67S), Nordman, ID | |
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| 06-Oct-2022 17:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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