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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Farmingdale, NJ · June 11, 2017

Date
June 11, 2017 · 12:30 local
Place
Farmingdale, NJ
Airport
Monmouth Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA339
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total650 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was landing on runway 27 at kblm. Upon touchdown the right wheel skidded for aproximately 75 feet. Until the end of the right skid mark, there was no evidence indicating the left wheel was touching the ground. At the end of the right wheel skid mark, the right main landing gear sheared off the right main landing gear strut. At this point the bottom of the right main landing gear strut made a left arc scrape/gouge mark in the pavement of the runway and the left taxiway turnoff. The left main wheel was then skidding until the aircraft came to a stop on the taxiway. Due to the right main gear wheel missing, the aircraft was partially resting on its right wing and the outer 1/3 was bent upwards due to the ground impact. In addition, the properller of the aircraft was damaged due to pavement impact on the taxiway.

As per the pilots statement: performing full stop takeoffs and landings utilizing runway 32 to build proficiency. On the fourth landing at normal approach speed of 70 knots over the threshold, three notches of flaps, plane was banked to the left with right rudder applied and maintaining a straight path down the runway. Left main touched down, then wind gust weather-vaned plane abruptly to left. Right gear touched down, plane began skidding to left. Right gear collapsed, with prop subsequestly striking ground. Plane came to rest on left side of runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT KBLM. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WHEEL SKIDDED FOR APROXIMATELY 75 FEET. UNTIL THE END OF THE RIGHT SKID MARK, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE INDICATING THE LEFT WHEEL WAS TOUCHING THE GROUND. AT THE END OF THE RIGHT WHEEL SKID MARK, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. AT THIS POINT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT MADE A LEFT ARC SCRAPE/GOUGE MARK IN THE PAVEMENT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT TAXIWAY TURNOFF. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS THEN SKIDDING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY. DUE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL MISSING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY RESTING ON ITS RIGHT WING AND THE OUTER 1/3 WAS BENT UPWARDS DUE TO THE GROUND IMPACT. IN ADDITION, THE PROPERLLER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO PAVEMENT IMPACT ON THE TAXIWAY.

AS PER THE PILOTS STATEMENT: PERFORMING FULL STOP TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS UTILIZING RUNWAY 32 TO BUILD PROFICIENCY. ON THE FOURTH LANDING AT NORMAL APPROACH SPEED OF 70 KNOTS OVER THE THRESHOLD, THREE NOTCHES OF FLAPS, PLANE WAS BANKED TO THE LEFT WITH RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED AND MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT PATH DOWN THE RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN, THEN WIND GUST WEATHER-VANED PLANE ABRUPTLY TO LEFT. RIGHT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, PLANE BEGAN SKIDDING TO LEFT. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, WITH PROP SUBSEQUESTLY STRIKING GROUND. PLANE CAME TO REST ON LEFT SIDE OF 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.