Cessna 180 N748P

Summary

On 24 August 2020 at about 19:54 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N748P was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Missouri, United States. 2 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

24 August 2020 at 19:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Lebanon, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Floyd W Jones Lebanon (LBO)

Coordinates

37.6469, -92.6525

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N748P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Worth → Elkhart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA362

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, just before touchdown, he applied "a small amount of right rudder" to correct for a slight left turn. When the tailwheel touched down following a wheel landing, the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot applied left brake, which caused the airplane to go to the left. He attempted to correct with right rudder and brake; however, the airplane ground looped to the left, and the right wing, fuselage, and propeller hit the runway resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. 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.