ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316486
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 2023 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N889SL |
| MSN: | 50226 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3383 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX (KGPM) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX (KGPM) |
| Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX (KGPM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot executed a wheel landing but before the tail wheel settled onto the runway, the airplane drifted to the right after encountering an unexpected wind shift. His efforts to maintain control were not successful. The airplane subsequently exited the runway and traversed across the grass towards a retention pond. In an attempt to stop the airplane before the pond, the pilot applied heavy braking, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, left wing and lift strut sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He added that transitioning the tail wheel down onto the runway sooner instead of expediting his exit from the runway, he may have been able to maintain directional control during the wind shift.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the unexpected sudden wind shift.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA275
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=889sl
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N889SL/history/20230705/1711Z/KGPM/KGPM
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2023 00:39 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 06-Jul-2023 05:21 | The Editor | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2023 02:47 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 19-Jul-2023 14:28 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 16-Oct-2023 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 16-Oct-2023 08:19 | harro | Updated |
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