What happened
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On June 15, 2014, approximately 1815 central daylight time, a Cessna 180, N1545C, ground looped upon landing on runway 31 at Springview Municipal Airport (9V1), Springview, Nebraska, which is now a private leased strip. This was a local flight originating from columbus (olu), Nebraska and no flight plan was filed. Winds reported at near by stuart-atkinson municipal airport (8V2) atkinson, Nebraska were 260 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots. Pilot acknowledged these reported wind directions and speeds to be accurate for the Springview airport at the time of the accident. The pilot reported a bounced landing, after the bounce the aircraft weather vaned into the direction of the wind, which was approximately 50 degrees to the left. No flight control action was taken, as the aircraft contacted the ground the aircraft ground looped to the right and came to rest on the nose of the aircraft. Damage to the aircraft consisted of a damaged right wing tip, bent right wing which contacted the right rear window and broke it out, damaged right main landing gear attach point, and a bent propeller. The pilot fractured his ankle in the process of extricating himself from the aircraft due to its awkward position.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 15, 2014, APPROXIMATELY 1815 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180, N1545C, GROUND LOOPED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT SPRINGVIEW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (9V1), SPRINGVIEW, NEBRASKA, WHICH IS NOW A PRIVATE LEASED STRIP. THIS WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM COLUMBUS (OLU), NEBRASKA AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WINDS REPORTED AT NEAR BY STUART-ATKINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (8V2) ATKINSON, NEBRASKA WERE 260 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THESE REPORTED WIND DIRECTIONS AND SPEEDS TO BE ACCURATE FOR THE SPRINGVIEW AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED A BOUNCED LANDING, AFTER THE BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED INTO THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. NO FLIGHT CONTROL ACTION WAS TAKEN, AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A DAMAGED RIGHT WING TIP, BENT RIGHT WING WHICH CONTACTED THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW AND BROKE IT OUT, DAMAGED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT, AND A BENT PROPELLER. THE PILOT FRACTURED HIS ANKLE IN THE PROCESS OF EXTRICATING HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ITS AWKWARD POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.