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ANC92LA111

1992-07-24 · WRANGELL, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport WRG

Current FAA registration · N9398C

Make / Model
CESSNA 180
Year of manufacture
1955 · 37 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19920829
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD0A8B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

AN INOPERATIVE TAILWHEEL.

Factual narrative

THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY UPON LANDING AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE SHIMMY. HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. NO DETERMINATION FOR THE TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY WAS MADE DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL WHEEL INCURRED DURING THE GROUND LOOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ANC92LA111.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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