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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Rolla, MO · June 6, 2015

Date: June 6, 2015 · 15:15 local
Place: Rolla, MO
Airport: Rolla National
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N180SA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA112
Reported as: Cessna 180H
Reported engine: Continental 0 470-R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 430 total24 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N180SARegistered now · Cessna 180HS/N 18051903 Airframe modelCessna 180H

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What happened

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privacy data omitted Lost control of his conventional gear Cessna-180 during the landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop. The right wing struck the ground and the aircraft came to a stop on its nose. When the propeller struck the ground, the engine came to sudden stop. The right elevator was destroyed, right wing tip was damaged , right side of the cowling was damaged, and the propeller and crankshaft were bent.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR CESSNA-180 DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE. WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, THE ENGINE CAME TO SUDDEN STOP. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS DESTROYED, RIGHT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED , RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWLING WAS DAMAGED, AND THE PROPELLER AND CRANKSHAFT WERE BENT.

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 GAA15CA112Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVichey, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.Jun 6, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N180SA · 1

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

Accident 20170921011459ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Albuquerque, NMOn September 21, 2017, at 1313 MST, a Cessna 180H, N180SA, registered to the pilot, departed the runway during take-off from Double Eagle II aiport, Albuquerque, new Mexico, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time,…Sep 21, 2017 · Substantial damage