20181003019419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Hailey, ID · October 3, 2018

Date: October 3, 2018 · 11:24 local
Place: Hailey, ID
Airport: Friedman Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N180BG
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA005
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,552 total987 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N180BGRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 31372 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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PIC stated takeoff from rwy 31 full length, correcting for left crosswind, experienced sudden left quartering tailwind gust when lifting tail. PIC attempted to arrest swerve to the left with hard application of right brake but lost directional control and departed runway surface backwards. Right tire separated from right wheel. Right wheel rim dug into soft gravel on left side of runway resulting in substantial damage to fuselage at landing gear mount, broken right forward door frame and buckled right horizontal stabilizer forward spar.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED TAKEOFF FROM RWY 31 FULL LENGTH, CORRECTING FOR LEFT CROSSWIND, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST WHEN LIFTING TAIL. PIC ATTEMPTED TO ARREST SWERVE TO THE LEFT WITH HARD APPLICATION OF RIGHT BRAKE BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED RUNWAY SURFACE BACKWARDS. RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED FROM RIGHT WHEEL. RIGHT WHEEL RIM DUG INTO SOFT GRAVEL ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AT LANDING GEAR MOUNT, BROKEN RIGHT FORWARD DOOR FRAME AND BUCKLED RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR.

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 GAA19CA005Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHailey, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.Oct 3, 2018 · Substantial damage