Boeing E75 N5180N

Summary

On 27 June 1982 at about 21:13 local time, a Boeing E75 registered N5180N, operated by David S. Finn, was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1982 at 21:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Bloomington (BMI)

Coordinates

40.4706, -88.9695

Aircraft

Boeing E75

Registration

N5180N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David S. Finn

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bloomington → Bloomington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA225

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TRACKING TO THE LEFT. DURING THE ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE SWERVE, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE TAIL STRUCK TWO TAXI LIGHTS AS IT ROTATED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING PRIOR FLIGHTS, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT ON LANDINGS AND THAT HE BARELY STOPPED A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT WITH HARD RUDDER, POWER, AND BRAKES. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE TAILWHEEL WAS FOUND TO ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES TO THE LEFT WHEN THE RUDDER PEDALS WERE CENTERED. TAIL WHEEL CABLE TENSION WAS FOUND TO BE BELOW MINIMUM PRESSURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.