Cessna 180 N1628C accident near Morgan, Utah

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an attempted aborted landing and impact with bushes and terrain.

NTSB analysis

The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, at dusk, he made a wheel landing on an asphalt runway near mountains. He recalled that, shortly after a normal touchdown and during the landing roll, the tail lifted, and the nose veered right. He applied rudder to correct, but the pilot overcorrected, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. He aborted the landing, and the airplane began to climb, but the left wing struck a large bush, and the airplane then impacted terrain.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the empennage, and the elevator.

The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA19CA219 for the full record.