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FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Condon, OR · October 10, 2009

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Date
October 10, 2009 · 12:00 local
Place
Condon, OR
Phase of flight
Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9586B
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA026
Reported as
Cessna 180A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
239 total38 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N9586BRegistered now · Cessna 180AS/N 32883Airframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed from home airport, ashland, OR (S03) at 8:30 with 1 passenger onboard. He arrived about 10:30 at his destination of an un-improved landing strip on the john day river called chucker flats. Wind was 5 to 7 knots on a clear day. Approach was from the south to land on strip heading north. Pilot was flaring to land when the aircraft rt horizontal stabilizer struck a metal fence post, then the tail wheel and elevator horn caught the barb wire fence. Pilot stated he was aware of the fence, but failed to clear when he flared for landing. The contact with the fence caused the aircraft to yaw about 20 degrees to the right of runway heading. The pilots reacted with hard left rudder to correct, causing the plane to land hard on the RH main tire which blew on impact, now somewhat under control and heading to the left of the tree and landing strip, during the final rollout and stop, the plane nosed over and struck the ground with the propeller. No injuries occurred. Damage reported by pilot to aircraft is LH and RH elevators, RH tire and tube RH horizontal stab and RH main gear attach point structure. RH steering cable and steering cable attach point at tail wheel brackett.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FROM HOME AIRPORT, ASHLAND, OR (S03) AT 8:30 WITH 1 PASSENGER ONBOARD. HE ARRIVED ABOUT 10:30 AT HIS DESTINATION OF AN UN-IMPROVED LANDING STRIP ON THE JOHN DAY RIVER CALLED CHUCKER FLATS. WIND WAS 5 TO 7 KNOTS ON A CLEAR DAY. APPROACH WAS FROM THE SOUTH TO LAND ON STRIP HEADING NORTH. PILOT WAS FLARING TO LAND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A METAL FENCE POST, THEN THE TAIL WHEEL AND ELEVATOR HORN CAUGHT THE BARB WIRE FENCE. PILOT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF THE FENCE, BUT FAILED TO CLEAR WHEN HE FLARED FOR LANDING. THE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW ABOUT 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY HEADING. THE PILOTS REACTED WITH HARD LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT, CAUSING THE PLANE TO LAND HARD ON THE RH MAIN TIRE WHICH BLEW ON IMPACT, NOW SOMEWHAT UNDER CONTROL AND HEADING TO THE LEFT OF THE TREE AND LANDING STRIP, DURING THE FINAL ROLLOUT AND STOP, THE PLANE NOSED OVER AND STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE PROPELLER. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DAMAGE REPORTED BY PILOT TO AIRCRAFT IS LH AND RH ELEVATORS, RH TIRE AND TUBE RH HORIZONTAL STAB AND RH MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT STRUCTURE. RH STEERING CABLE AND STEERING CABLE ATTACH POINT AT TAIL WHEEL BRACKETT.

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 WPR10CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCondon, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post on approach.Oct 10, 2009 · Substantial damage