Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane began to drift left. The pilot locked the left brake and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The right wing struck the ground, causing the airplane to spin, and come to rest on its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer, right elevator, right wing and right aileron. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to or during flight that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA15CA112 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 6, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Vichey, Missouri
- Nearest airport
- Rolla National (KVIH)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 180
- N-number
- N180SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1968
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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