Cessna 180H N2709X

Summary

On 9 April 2011 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N2709X, operated by John Ruehle, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, 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

9 April 2011 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Palmer (PAAQ)

Coordinates

61.5947, -149.0886

Aircraft

Cessna 180H

Registration

N2709X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Ruehle

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Palmer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC11CA024

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground-loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing stop-and-go landings and takeoffs in his tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the last landing he said the tail bounced to the right, and he did not respond aggressively enough to prevent the airplane from ground-looping. The airplane dragged the right wing on the runway sustaining substantial damage to the wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.