Cessna 180 N1712C

Summary

On 31 October 2009 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1712C, operated by Grant Douglas E JR, was involved in an accident near Bountiful, Utah, 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

31 October 2009 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bountiful, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Skypark Airport (BTF)

Coordinates

40.8692, -111.9272

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N1712C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Grant Douglas E JR

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pocatello → Bountiful

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA041

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the inner tube of the right main tire during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was performing a wheel landing with his tailwheel-equipped airplane. Shortly after touchdown the inner tube of the right main tire failed, and the airplane began drifting to the right. When the steel rim of the right main wheel made contact with the asphalt, full left rudder and brake were not sufficient to keep the airplane from departing the right side of the runway. As the ground loop progressed, the left wing and left elevator contacted the ground. Both the left wing and the left elevator sustained structural damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.