Cessna 180 N5239D

Summary

On 22 June 2019 at about 19:55 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N5239D was involved in an accident near Panama City, Florida, United States. 4 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 June 2019 at 19:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Panama City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Northwest Florida Beaches Intl (ECP)

Coordinates

30.3583, -85.7956

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N5239D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alexandria → Panama City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA415

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, 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 pilot reported that he performed a wheel landing on the concrete runway surface. During the landing roll with the tailwheel on the ground, the airplane swerved right, and he corrected with left rudder and left brake. The left wing and left elevator struck the ground. The pilot was able to regain control of the airplane and taxi to the parking area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.