What happened
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Upon landing the Cessna 180A (tail dragger) on runway 19 at the burligton international airport Vermont about 1150 on July 7th 2014, pilot indicated he sensed something wrong with the left main landing wheel. The airspeed was dissipating causing the aircraft to yaw to the left. Pilot thought the aircrafts left wheel tire had gone flat. In order to maintain drectional control he applied significant right rudder and ailerion. Pilot stated the amout of counteracting forces caused the left wing tip to strike the runway, causing the aircraft to nose over with the propeller striking the runway. Upon inspection of the left main wheel, no signs of wear on tire and the wheel bearings had not siezed. This suggests that there may have been a pilot induced landing error
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING THE CESSNA 180A (TAIL DRAGGER) ON RUNWAY 19 AT THE BURLIGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VERMONT ABOUT 1150 ON JULY 7TH 2014, PILOT INDICATED HE SENSED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING WHEEL. THE AIRSPEED WAS DISSIPATING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT. PILOT THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WHEEL TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN DRECTIONAL CONTROL HE APPLIED SIGNIFICANT RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERION. PILOT STATED THE AMOUT OF COUNTERACTING FORCES CAUSED THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL, NO SIGNS OF WEAR ON TIRE AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD NOT SIEZED. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PILOT INDUCED LANDING ERROR
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