Cessna 180 N52031

Summary

On 7 July 2019 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N52031 was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, Florida, 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

7 July 2019 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Okeechobee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Okeechobee County Airport (OBE)

Coordinates

27.2667, -80.8503

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N52031

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Okeechobee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19TA223

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional while landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down on the runway centerline in a 7-knot right quartering tailwind and started to drift left. The pilot corrected with right rudder input, but the airplane started to drift left again. He then applied right brake and rudder input, and the airplane changed direction 30°; however, the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer contacted the runway before the airplane came to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left elevator, and left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.