Cessna 180 N9729B

Summary

On 27 January 2020 at about 23:40 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9729B was involved in an accident near Eloy, Arizona, 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

27 January 2020 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Eloy, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Eloy Muni (E60)

Coordinates

32.8039, -111.5889

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N9729B

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

Coolidge → Eloy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA085

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions, 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, while practicing landings, he completed one go-around and two landings without incident. On his next landing attempt, the airplane encountered a left crosswind during the landing flare. Despite his attempts to maintain directional control, the airplane ground looped and veered off the left side of the runway. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.