Cessna 180 N59DW

Summary

On 20 April 2019 at about 19:52 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N59DW, operated by State Of Wisconsin, was involved in an accident near Reedsburg, Wisconsin, 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

20 April 2019 at 19:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Reedsburg Muni (C35)

Coordinates

43.5258, -89.9833

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N59DW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

State Of Wisconsin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Necedah → Reedsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA218

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent improper brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.   

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, after a three-point landing, during the landing roll, the airplane veered left. He corrected with right rudder, but the airplane continued left, so he applied brakes, and the airplane nosed over. 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.