Cessna 180 N2716X

Summary

On 30 May 2018 at about 17:14 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2716X was involved in an accident near Kake, Alaska, 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

30 May 2018 at 17:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Kake, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kake (AFE)

Coordinates

56.9644, -133.9158

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N2716X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Juneau → Kake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA310

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while exiting the runway after landing.

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, while taxiing from the runway in crosswind conditions, he "failed to maintain directional control." Subsequently, the airplane ground looped counterclockwise. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and elevator. 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 230° at 4 knots. The pilot landed on runway 29.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.