Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post on approach.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane at a remote, 1,100-foot-long dirt airstrip. The pilot stated that during the approach, on short final, the airplane struck the top of a fence post located at the approach end of the airstrip. The airplane subsequently landed hard and nosed-down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. No preaccident mechanical failures were reported by the pilot.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR10CA026 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 10, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Condon, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Chukar Flats (NA)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 180A
- N-number
- N9586B
- Category
- Airplane
- 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.