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Cessna 180 N9359C

21 September 2022 · Ocean City, Maryland, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 September 2022 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9359C was involved in an accident near Ocean City, Maryland, 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 19:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Ocean City, Maryland, United States
Nearest airport
Ocean City Muni (OXB)
Coordinates
38.3104, -75.1240
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N9359C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Baltimore → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA22LA429

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 of the airplane while landing with a crosswind, resulting in the runway excursion and 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 the primary runway was closed for repairs, so he elected to use a runway with a 6 to 8 knot crosswind. Also, there were workers and equipment near the runway and the pilot stated that they were a distraction. After touchdown, he felt the crosswind push the airplane to the right, but he overcompensated with left rudder. The airplane was then headed toward the edge of the runway and a construction barricade. He applied brakes; however, he could not bring the airplane to a stop on the runway surface. The airplane departed the runway and nosed over in the grass. The pilot was not injured. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration examined the wreckage and determined that the airplane’s vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged during the accident. 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.

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