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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1989 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2705K |
| MSN: | 18053040 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-U4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Englewood, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KAPA) |
| (KAPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PLT & A PSGR WERE MAKING A LOCAL FLT. THE PLT SAID HE PLANNED A TOUCH & GO LANDING ON RWY 17R WITH WINDS FROM 280 DEG AT 4 KTS. HE SAID THAT AT TOUCHDOWN, HE FELT A 'SHIMMY' FROM THE TAILWHEEL. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SHIMMY BY RELAXING THE BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE. HE THEN REAPPLIED THE BACK PRESSURE & LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE RIGHT & GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT WING, STABILIZER & ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89LA215
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 January 1982 | N2705K | Petrolite | 0 | S.e. Of Houma, LA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 06:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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