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.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2006 | Cessna 180 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2006 | Cessna 180 | Arock, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cessna 180 | Anchor Point, Alaska, United States | Smith Air Charters | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2006 | Cessna 180B | Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Cessna 180 | Seward, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2006 | Cessna 180H | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2006 | Theordore Jankowski RANS S-12 | Caribou, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Cessna 172N | Newry, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Jan 2006 | Cessna 305A | Seboeis, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Worcester Everett RENEGADE II | Orneville, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Cessna 206F | Matinicus Islnd, Maine, United States | Waters Aero-Marine | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Orient, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |