Cessna 182 N2465G

Summary

On 22 August 2017 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2465G was involved in an accident near North Platte, Nebraska, 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

22 August 2017 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

North Platte, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Lee Bird Field (LBF)

Coordinates

41.1261, -100.6836

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N2465G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Platte → North Platte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA508

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot in the high-performance, tailwheel-equipped airplane, he accomplished a normal wheel landing on the asphalt runway in light-and-variable wind conditions. He reported that, during the landing roll, the tailwheel settled to the runway and began a "violent shimmy." The airplane exited the left side of the runway and ground looped to the left. The right wing and the elevator struck the ground. The pilot taxied the airplane to parking. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and the elevator. The pilot reported that, shortly after the accident, he retrieved a metal clamp from the airport, which he believed was on the runway during the time of the accident. The accident airplane was originally manufactured with tricycle landing gear and was converted to a tailwheel-equipped airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector examined the airplane's tailwheel assembly, including the tire and the wheel, for evidence that a clamp had gotten caught in the tailwheel assembly. He reported that there were no signs of any scarring to the wheel, tire, or steering assembly. There were no signs of tire damage from skidding, and the tailwheel's control cables were intact. He reported that "there [was] no visible sign of any sort [that] this tailwheel was operated any way other than what it is designed for, and there is not any physical sign it was ever not following the [inputs] from the pilot."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.