Cessna 180G N197V

Summary

On 28 August 1982 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N197V, operated by General Engineering Assoc., In, was involved in an accident near Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 August 1982 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Dubois-Jefferson County (DUJ)

Coordinates

41.1404, -78.7295

Aircraft

Cessna 180G

Registration

N197V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

General Engineering Assoc., In

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clarion → Dubois

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA211

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 WITH THE WIND FROM 330 DEGREES AT 18 KTS. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND, HE PREPARED HIMSELF FOR A RIGHT WING LOW LANDING. HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED TO ROUND OUT, THE WIND WENT CALM. THEREFORE, HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND MADE A 3-POINT LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE STARTED MOVING TO THE RIGHT, AS THE CROSSWIND INCREASED, AND HE CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED RAPIDLY INTO THE AIR AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON AND ADDED POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID A SHORT DISTANCE ON ITS NOSE AND STOPPED IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.