Cessna 180 N71MH

Summary

On 11 June 2017 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N71MH was involved in an accident near Belmar, New Jersey, 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

11 June 2017 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Belmar, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Monmouth Executive (BLM)

Coordinates

40.1850, -74.1222

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N71MH

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belmar → Belmar

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA339

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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 and as the left main landing gear (MLG) touched down, the airplane encountered a wind gust and then veered "abruptly" left. He added that, as the right MLG touched down, the airplane "began skidding to the left," and the right MLG collapsed. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest on the left side of the runway and nosed down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 260° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 32.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.