Cessna 180 N1774C

Summary

On 3 December 1998 at about 22:58 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1774C was involved in an accident near Springdale, Arkansas, United States. 3 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

3 December 1998 at 22:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Springdale, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Springdale Municipal (ASG)

Coordinates

36.1794, -94.1398

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N1774C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Helena → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA043

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's improper landing flare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot lost control of the tailwheel equipped airplane during the landing roll on runway 18. Personnel at the control tower reported that the aircraft ground looped after the pilot lost directional control of the airplane after the airplane bounced. The pilot stated that the airplane bounced on touchdown and after it settled back on the runway, the airplane began a sharp left turn toward the edge of the runway. Subsequently, the right wing struck the ground and the airplane nosed over coming to rest in the inverted position on the east side of the runway. The winds at the time of the accident were reported from 190 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.