Cessna 180 N180CW

Summary

On 21 April 2002 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N180CW was involved in an accident near Canton, Mississippi, United States. 2 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

21 April 2002 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Canton, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Follin Field (PVT) (NONE)

Coordinates

32.4386, -90.1031

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N180CW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeview → Canton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

MIA02LA088

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing which resulted in the airplane departing the runway, and the subsequent impact with a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot the airplane touched down on the first 20 percent of a 3,000-foot runway, rolled about 1,000 feet, at 20 knots of ground speed, and began to drift to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the situation by applying full left rudder and braking, however he could not correct the right turn. The airplane turned about 120 degrees before the right main landing gear dropped into a ditch, and the left wing made contact with a gravel road. The pilot estimated that at the time of the accident "the cross wind component was "8 knots."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.