ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311804
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| Date: | Friday 22 May 2020 |
| Time: | 20:18 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | School Of Missionary Aviation Technology |
| Registration: | N5179D |
| MSN: | 51279 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2165 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ionia, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Ionia, MI (Y70) |
| Ionia, MI (Y70) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing an instrument approach to the runway following a local flight. The airplane was configured with full flaps and the pilot's intention was to perform a three-point landing. The wind was reported as calm; however, the pilot reported seeing smoke that indicated there was a light crosswind from the right. After touching down on the runway the tailwheel began to "shimmy violently," and the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot applied rudder to get the airplane to track "a straight path" and then turned right to correct back to the runway's centerline. To recorrect to the centerline, the pilot applied full left rudder. At that point, either the pilot's "left shoe caught on something and jammed the pedal, or the left rudder pedal [became] stuck in the full left rudder position." The pilot couldn't move the pedal to maintain directional control and the airplane ground looped causing substantial damage to the right aileron and the right elevator. A postaccident examination showed no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing was the pilot getting his shoe caught in the rudder pedal.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA193
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 20:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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