Cessna 180A N5216D

Summary

On 17 August 2024 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N5216D, operated by Sixty North LLC, was involved in an accident near Boise, Idaho, 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

17 August 2024 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)

Coordinates

43.5644, -116.2229

Aircraft

Cessna 180A

Registration

N5216D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Sixty North LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nampa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA279

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane suddenly yawed right. The pilot attempted to correct the movement by adding engine power, and applying left rudder and right aileron inputs; however, the airplane continued to the right and began skipping on its tires. Subsequently, the left main landing gear support structure fractured, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest on its main landing gear and propeller. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the 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.