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CHI92LA239

1992-08-10 · PLYMOUTH, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1D2

Current FAA registration · N2387G

Make / Model
CESSNA 182B
Year of manufacture
1959 · 33 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19581219
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2298C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP.

Factual narrative

PILOT MADE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18. PILOT REPORTED WIND WAS FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. REPORTING STATION EIGHT MILES FROM AIRPORT RECORDED WIND 270 AT 17 KNOTS. PILOT STATED THAT AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO LEFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AND HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT. AIRPLANE DID A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT, AND COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA239.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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