Probable cause
A loss of directional control, while landing, due to a flat main landing gear tire.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during landing and upon touchdown, the airplane veered abruptly to the right with a lower-than-normal right wing. He applied left rudder and brake and the airplane veered to the left and exited the runway. The right main landing gear wheel dug into the gravel, the airplane spun and the right wingtip struck the ground. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot discovered the right main landing gear tire was flat.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC23LA044 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 19, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Talkeetna, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- Talkeetna Airport (TKA)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 180
- N-number
- N9214C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1954
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.