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Cessna 180F N2165Z

25 March 2006 · Greenville, Maine, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 March 2006 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 180F registered N2165Z was involved in an accident near Greenville, Maine, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Greenville, Maine, United States
Nearest airport
Greenville Municipal Airport (3B1)
Coordinates
45.4628, -69.5514
Aircraft
Cessna 180F
Registration
N2165Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Greenville → Greenville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC06CA084

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the rough/uneven runway condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after landing on runway 32, he crossed a rough/uneven section of the runway, and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane then ground looped, and tipped onto the left wing, resulting in substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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