Cessna 180 N2724X

Summary

On 31 May 2013 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2724X, operated by Comfort Kenneth W, was involved in an accident near Concord, New Hampshire, 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

31 May 2013 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Concord Municipal Airport (CON)

Coordinates

43.2028, -71.5022

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N2724X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Comfort Kenneth W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittsfield → Concord

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA265

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s delayed remedial action following a loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

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The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the tailwheel-equipped airplane began to “fishtail” and drift toward the side of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct the oscillation by applying the brakes, but was “slightly late” in applying the correction and the airplane departed the side of the runway. After becoming partially buried in the soft ground, the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage at the right main landing gear attach point as well as the engine firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.