What happened
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2020-07-21 N2943C, Cessna 180, departed kcbg with the owner and a CFI. This was the first flight for the owner in his airplane with conventional gear on it. He had purchased it recently and flown it with floats. The objective of the day was to practice landings and endorse the owner for tail wheel operations.
The aircraft took off from rwy 16 at kcbg. They flew out to two outlying fields and performed a mix of wheel and three point landings to both grass and pavement. Six stop and taxi back landings were performed at each field. Go around training was not part of the plan of action for the day and it was not briefed. One go around was conducted at an outlying field when the approach was not lined up.
Arriving at kcbg, AWOS-3 reports winds at 210/06. PIC stated the winds 270/07. He used the windsock for reference and did not write down the AWOS. Rwy 34 was chosen for landing. Using AWOS winds this is a left quartering tail wind.
One landing was conducted, no issues, to a full stop. The decision was then made to do one more and it was stated this would be the last one. The flight had now been going on for 1 hour and 45 minutes. The cfi/pic had never taken the controls during the flight and done a demo or given the student a break.
On the final/mishap landing, the pilot bounced the aircraft, he then bounced a second time, on the third touchdown the aircraft swerved left initially, then swerved right in a ground loop and flipped over on right side of the runway 34, just at the end of the aim point marking, approximately 1100 ft down the runway.
The CFI did not take the controls and no "go around" command was issued. When asked how they bounced twice and flipped over on top of the aim point for a 4000 ft runway, the CFI stated they were using the numbers for their aim point. Both pilots were able to self egress without injury.
The flip over caused the following damage; propstrike, all engine mount points damaged, left wing, left flap, left aileron, vertical stab, rudder, rt wing, and right flap.
As the FAA filed it
2020-07-21 N2943C, CESSNA 180, DEPARTED KCBG WITH THE OWNER AND A CFI. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR THE OWNER IN HIS AIRPLANE WITH CONVENTIONAL GEAR ON IT. HE HAD PURCHASED IT RECENTLY AND FLOWN IT WITH FLOATS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE DAY WAS TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AND ENDORSE THE OWNER FOR TAIL WHEEL OPERATIONS.
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RWY 16 AT KCBG. THEY FLEW OUT TO TWO OUTLYING FIELDS AND PERFORMED A MIX OF WHEEL AND THREE POINT LANDINGS TO BOTH GRASS AND PAVEMENT. SIX STOP AND TAXI BACK LANDINGS WERE PERFORMED AT EACH FIELD. GO AROUND TRAINING WAS NOT PART OF THE PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE DAY AND IT WAS NOT BRIEFED. ONE GO AROUND WAS CONDUCTED AT AN OUTLYING FIELD WHEN THE APPROACH WAS NOT LINED UP.
ARRIVING AT KCBG, AWOS-3 REPORTS WINDS AT 210/06. PIC STATED THE WINDS 270/07. HE USED THE WINDSOCK FOR REFERENCE AND DID NOT WRITE DOWN THE AWOS. RWY 34 WAS CHOSEN FOR LANDING. USING AWOS WINDS THIS IS A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND.
ONE LANDING WAS CONDUCTED, NO ISSUES, TO A FULL STOP. THE DECISION WAS THEN MADE TO DO ONE MORE AND IT WAS STATED THIS WOULD BE THE LAST ONE. THE FLIGHT HAD NOW BEEN GOING ON FOR 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. THE CFI/PIC HAD NEVER TAKEN THE CONTROLS DURING THE FLIGHT AND DONE A DEMO OR GIVEN THE STUDENT A BREAK.
ON THE FINAL/MISHAP LANDING, THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT, HE THEN BOUNCED A SECOND TIME, ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT INITIALLY, THEN SWERVED RIGHT IN A GROUND LOOP AND FLIPPED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 34, JUST AT THE END OF THE AIM POINT MARKING, APPROXIMATELY 1100 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY.
THE CFI DID NOT TAKE THE CONTROLS AND NO "GO AROUND" COMMAND WAS ISSUED. WHEN ASKED HOW THEY BOUNCED TWICE AND FLIPPED OVER ON TOP OF THE AIM POINT FOR A 4000 FT RUNWAY, THE CFI STATED THEY WERE USING THE NUMBERS FOR THEIR AIM POINT. BOTH PILOTS WERE ABLE TO SELF EGRESS WITHOUT INJURY.
THE FLIP OVER CAUSED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE; PROPSTRIKE, ALL ENGINE MOUNT POINTS DAMAGED, LEFT WING, LEFT FLAP, LEFT AILERON, VERTICAL STAB, RUDDER, RT WING, AND RIGHT FLAP.
NTSB investigation
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