Cessna 180H N9083M

Summary

On 14 July 2014 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N9083M, operated by Thomas Allen C, was involved in an accident near Seward, 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

14 July 2014 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Seward, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.9167, -147.4947

Aircraft

Cessna 180H

Registration

N9083M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas Allen C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Seward

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14LA054

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s execution of a hard uncoordinated landing, which resulted in the overstress fracture of the right main landing gear (MLG) axle attachment bolts and the subsequent separation of the of the right MLG axle.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a remote tidal beach. The pilot reported that, upon touchdown, the airplane bounced slightly before settling on the right main landing gear (MLG). In an effort to correct for the right-wing-low landing, the pilot applied left aileron, but the right wing continued to descend. The right MLG wheel axle separated from the gear leg, and the airplane slid along the beach, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. Examination of the four right MLG attachment bolts revealed features consistent with an overload on the MLG axle. Therefore, it is likely the pilot executed a hard uncoordinated landing, which resulted in the separation of the right MLG axle upon landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.