19981203032849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Springdale, AR · December 3, 1998

Date: December 3, 1998 · 16:58 local
Place: Springdale, AR
Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1774C
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99LA043
Reported as: Cessna 180
Fatal injuries: 0

N1774CRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 30474 · Built 1953 Airframe modelCessna 180

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What happened

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Acft left wheel locked up on landing, and the acft flipped over. (-23) during landing roll on runway 18 at asg, directional control of the aircraft was lost. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway, digging the outboard side of the right main wheel into the dirt. The right wing tip contacted the ground, damaging the wing tip and the aileron. The aircraft then flipped over, landing hard on the top of the left wing, collapsing the left hand lift strut, and bending over the tip of the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The propeller blade tips were curled, and the spinner was crushed as the aircraft nosed over. The pilot, his wife, and their five month old baby escaped with minor injuries.(shoulder harnesses were installed in the front seat, and the baby was in a child restraint device which restrained the child in the rear seat during the entire mishap). The brake system was found to be operational and in good repair.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER. (-23) DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 18 AT ASG, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DIGGING THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL INTO THE DIRT. THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE WING TIP AND THE AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER, LANDING HARD ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING, COLLAPSING THE LEFT HAND LIFT STRUT, AND BENDING OVER THE TIP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE CURLED, AND THE SPINNER WAS CRUSHED AS THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT, HIS WIFE, AND THEIR FIVE MONTH OLD BABY ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.(SHOULDER HARNESSES WERE INSTALLED IN THE FRONT SEAT, AND THE BABY WAS IN A CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICE WHICH RESTRAINED THE CHILD IN THE REAR SEAT DURING THE ENTIRE MISHAP). THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL AND IN GOOD REPAIR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW99LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpringdale, ARThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's improper landing flare.Dec 3, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1774C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000801040029AJeffersonville, IN(-23) On 8/12/2000, charles richard kinslow, departed bowman field (lou) for Clark County Airport (jvy) to practice landings in a Cessna 180. While attempting to make a 3 point landing, the aircraft bounced, and started a ground loop. As the pilot attempted…Aug 1, 2000 · No damage