NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI92LA239
Registry · N2387G
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
PITSCH AIR SERVICE
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.
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