What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 20, 2019, at 1452 CST, a Cessna 180J N59DW was substantially damaged when on landing at the Reedsburg Wisconsin municipal airport, after initial touchdown, the aircraft drifted to the left side of the runway and the pilot attempted to correct the direction of travel back to the center of the runway. Aircraft brakes were applied by the pilot and the aircraft nosed over and the propeller impacted the runway. The aircraft came to rest on the propeller, right main tire and right wingtip. No injuries were reported. The aircraft was being operated under an aerial observation flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 20, 2019, AT 1452 CST, A CESSNA 180J N59DW WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ON LANDING AT THE REEDSBURG WISCONSIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE APPLIED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE PROPELLER, RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND RIGHT WINGTIP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER AN AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.