Cessna 180 N9925N

Summary

On 8 November 2019 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9925N was involved in an accident near Tyler, Texas, 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

8 November 2019 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyler, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Tyler Pounds Rgnl (TYR)

Coordinates

32.3536, -95.4031

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N9925N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tyler → Tyler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA069

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper wind correction while taking off with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during takeoff, he turned the yoke to the right into the perceived quartering headwind. The tail lifted, and the right wing dipped, and he corrected by trying to lift off, but the right wheel remained on the ground. The airplane ground looped, exited the runway to the left, and nosed over. He added further that, while taking off, he misread the windsock and applied the wrong wind correction. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and vertical stabilizer. 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.