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FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Pearland, TX · May 1, 2015

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Date
May 1, 2015 · 09:20 local
Place
Pearland, TX
Airport
Pearland Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66048
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA059
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,570 total20 in this make and model
N66048Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Cessna 180KS/N 18052913 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 180KEngine 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.

Approximately 0920 CST at Pearland Regional Airport (klvj) Pearland, TX a Cessna 180K attempted a takeoff on runway 32. The aircraft departed the east side of the runway approximately 1,500 feet down the runway then came back onto the runway and almost immediately departed onto the east side of the runway into the grass again. The right main gear detached followed by the right wing and the propeller making contact with the ground causing substantial damage to the airplane. The aircraft came to rest at a 90 degree angle off the runway

The right main landing gear detached after the aircraft departed the runway into the soft grass. The landing gear was found approximately 25 feet south of where the aircraft came to rest. Following the right main landing gear breaking off, the propeller made contact with the soft ground followed by the right leading edge wing tip. The aft bending of the propeller blade that made contact with the soft ground is conducive to a high RPM followed by the other blade striking the ground at a lower RPM causing the blade to bend slightly forward. The right leading edge wingtip contacted the soft ground causing wrinkling of the right wings skin and bending of the outer edge aileron.

Once the right main landing gear detached the propeller and finally the right wing tip made contact with the soft ground. The aircraft pivoted about to the right and slid forward back towards the right edge of the runway coming to rest in the grass just off the runway with the tail protruding over the edge of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 0920 CST AT PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLVJ) PEARLAND, TX A CESSNA 180K ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THEN CAME BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED ONTO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AGAIN. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DETACHED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING AND THE PROPELLER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE OFF THE RUNWAY

THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DETACHED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE SOFT GRASS. THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET SOUTH OF WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. FOLLOWING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BREAKING OFF, THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE SOFT GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE WING TIP. THE AFT BENDING OF THE PROPELLER BLADE THAT MADE CONTACT WITH THE SOFT GROUND IS CONDUCIVE TO A HIGH RPM FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER BLADE STRIKING THE GROUND AT A LOWER RPM CAUSING THE BLADE TO BEND SLIGHTLY FORWARD. THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE WINGTIP CONTACTED THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING WRINKLING OF THE RIGHT WINGS SKIN AND BENDING OF THE OUTER EDGE AILERON.

ONCE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DETACHED THE PROPELLER AND FINALLY THE RIGHT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE SOFT GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED ABOUT TO THE RIGHT AND SLID FORWARD BACK TOWARDS THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS JUST OFF THE RUNWAY WITH THE TAIL PROTRUDING OVER THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 GAA15CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPearland, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.May 1, 2015 · Substantial damage

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