Cessna 180 N180SA

Summary

On 6 June 2015 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N180SA was involved in an accident near Vichey, Missouri, 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

6 June 2015 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Vichey, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Rolla National (KVIH)

Coordinates

38.1275, -91.7694

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N180SA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmington → Rolla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA112

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane began to drift left. The pilot locked the left brake and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The right wing struck the ground, causing the airplane to spin, and come to rest on its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer, right elevator, right wing and right aileron. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to or during flight that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.