OpenAirDocs.org

20160326015339A

Accident · Substantial damage
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Del Rio, TX · March 26, 2016

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
March 26, 2016 · 09:00 local
Place
Del Rio, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9659B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA131
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,885 total167 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N9659BRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2017 · Cessna 180AS/N 32956 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Aircraft proceeded to take off from taxi lane b, knowingly there was a tail wind of approximately up to 6 knots. When the aircraft reached approximately 50 knots the passenger noted that the pilot pushed the yoke forward to bring the tail up, shortly after that pulling the yoke aft to get airborne. Being airborne for a short time the aircraft experienced a left turning trend, with loss of altitude. Aircraft left landing gear touched first then the left wing, bounced off the runway causing the aircraft to change direction to leave the runway to the right. The right wing hit the ground bounced off the ground forcing it up and the left wing to strike the ground again, along with the left main gear where it collapsed. Aircraft came to rest at that time on its left side with the wing broken at the root.

This aircraft was equipped with stol system and able to maintain flight at low airspeeds.

Take off to runway touchdown was 864 feet.

From what we viewed from video, aircraft experienced pilot induced gyroscopic procession.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF FROM TAXI LANE B, KNOWINGLY THERE WAS A TAIL WIND OF APPROXIMATELY UP TO 6 KNOTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50 KNOTS THE PASSENGER NOTED THAT THE PILOT PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD TO BRING THE TAIL UP, SHORTLY AFTER THAT PULLING THE YOKE AFT TO GET AIRBORNE. BEING AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LEFT TURNING TREND, WITH LOSS OF ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT LEFT LANDING GEAR TOUCHED FIRST THEN THE LEFT WING, BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CHANGE DIRECTION TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND FORCING IT UP AND THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHERE IT COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THAT TIME ON ITS LEFT SIDE WITH THE WING BROKEN AT THE ROOT.

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH STOL SYSTEM AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AT LOW AIRSPEEDS.

TAKE OFF TO RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN WAS 864 FEET.

FROM WHAT WE VIEWED FROM VIDEO, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PILOT INDUCED GYROSCOPIC PROCESSION.

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 CEN16LA131Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDel Rio, TXThe pilot’s loss of directional control while departing with a gusting tailwind.Mar 26, 2016 · Substantial damage