Cessna 180 N3184D

Summary

On 2 June 2012 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3184D, operated by Janet L Liberty, was involved in an accident near Wenatchee, Washington, 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.

Date

2 June 2012 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT)

Coordinates

47.4167, -120.2108

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N3184D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Janet L Liberty

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wenatchee → Chelan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA245

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in a crosswind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff ground roll with a left crosswind condition, the airplane began to swerve immediately after the tail came off the ground and the left wing rose. The pilot attempted to correct with aileron, rudder, and control stick inputs, but the airplane turned into the wind and the right wing and propeller contacted the ground. The airplane subsequently came to rest balanced on its right main landing gear, the propeller, and the right wing tip. The airplane's right wing and right aileron were substantially damaged as a result of impact damage with the runway surface. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.