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Cessna 180 N180V

7 June 2019 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 June 2019 at about 14:55 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N180V was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, 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.

The record

Date
at 14:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Santa Fe Muni (SAF)
Coordinates
35.6172, -106.0894
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N180V
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
Santa Fe → Santa Fe
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
GAA19CA355

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a wing strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that a left crosswind existed during the landing roll on the asphalt surface. When the tailwheel contacted the runway, the airplane's left wing lifted, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane exited the runway to the left and stopped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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