What happened
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On September 22, 2017, at approximately 10:39 am, aircraft N9624B, a Cessna 180A, serial number 32921, privacy data omitted privacy data omitted, was involved in an accident at the Danbury Municipal Airport (kdxr), located in Danbury Connecticut. Preceding the accident, privacy data omittedwas performing touch and goes at kdxr on runway 35. Winds reported were from 010 at 12 knots, gusting to 19 knots. Visibility was 10 statute miles.
privacy data omitted Stated that he performed the first touch and go successfully. During landing and touchdown of the second attempt, privacy data omitted stated that he experienced a wind gust that got under the left wing. The aircraft rolled impacting the right and left wing tips on the runway surface. privacy data omitted Stated he must have applied the brakes and the aircraft pitched forward impacting the runway surface with both propeller blades and propeller hub assembly and came to rest in this position. Danbury airport emergency services responded to the scene. The pilot reported that no injuries were sustained by him.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:39 AM, AIRCRAFT N9624B, A CESSNA 180A, SERIAL NUMBER 32921, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDXR), LOCATED IN DANBURY CONNECTICUT. PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT KDXR ON RUNWAY 35. WINDS REPORTED WERE FROM 010 AT 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS. VISIBILITY WAS 10 STATUTE MILES.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE PERFORMED THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO SUCCESSFULLY. DURING LANDING AND TOUCHDOWN OF THE SECOND ATTEMPT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST THAT GOT UNDER THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED IMPACTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIPS ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE MUST HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD IMPACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH BOTH PROPELLER BLADES AND PROPELLER HUB ASSEMBLY AND CAME TO REST IN THIS POSITION. DANBURY AIRPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY HIM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.