N2144Z is a 1963 Cessna 180F. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-520-H rated at 285 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Anchorage, AK. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Jul 2009. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2016. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 63 years old
- 1 of 42 Cessna 180F
2016
2009
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The pilot reported that during landing as the tailwheel was settling on the runway, there was an "apparent change in wind direction" and the airplane veered left. He attempted to apply correction with right rudder and right brake, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway and ground looped.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the right horizontal stabilizer and the elevator.
The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation system on the accident airport, about the time of the accident, reported the wind at 300° at 9 knots. The pilot landed on runway 2L.
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