Cessna 180E N8676X

Summary

On 5 July 1995 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 180E registered N8676X was involved in an accident near Springdale, Arkansas, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 1995 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Springdale, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Springdale Municipal (ASG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 180E

Registration

N8676X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95LA269

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWIND, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A CROSSWIND FROM 290 AT 19 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 37. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED THE AIRPORT WITH FOUR PARACHUTIST FOR A LOCAL PARACHUTE JUMPING FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO ABORT THE JUMP MISSION AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO THE PREVAILING HIGH WINDS IN THE AREA. THE PILOT'S WEATHER EVALUATION PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT WAS BASED ON LOCAL REPORTS AND FORECASTS RECEIVED BY TELEVISION, WHICH INDICATED THAT A 'STORM' WAS APPROACHING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.