Cessna 180 C-GBLK

Summary

On 15 May 2016 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered C-GBLK was involved in an accident near St. George, Utah, United States. 3 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

15 May 2016 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

St. George, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

St George Rgnl (SGU)

Coordinates

37.0369, -113.5106

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

C-GBLK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jerome → St. George

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA233

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, ground loop, right main landing gear collapse, and substantial damage to the right wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported about 4 seconds into the landing roll the airplane veered to the left despite full rudder deflection applied to the right. The pilot further reported that he added power to correct for the deviation, but the airplane continued to the left, departed the runway, and ground looped. During the ground loop, the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing was substantially damaged. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.