ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225995
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| Date: | Monday 9 July 2018 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N180GB |
| MSN: | 30498 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4273 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cut Bank, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Red Deer, AB (CYQE) |
| Cut Bank Airport, MT (CTB/KCTB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he circled the airport to check the wind direction and speed and then he initiated a final approach about 70 knots with 3 notches of flaps. He reported that the airplane encountered a wind gust before he initiated the landing flare. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced, and he applied forward yoke pressure. The airplane began to drift right of the runway centerline during the landing roll, and he applied left rudder and left aileron to counter the drift, but when the tailwheel touched down, the airplane veered left. He applied right rudder and right brake, but the right main landing gear collapsed, the left wing lifted, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and it came to rest in the grass safety area.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to right wing spar.
The pilot reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was about 7 knots from the west-southwest. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 32.
The METAR at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was calm and the skies were clear.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2019 06:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 10-Jun-2019 15:51 | harro | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo] |
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