# Accident 20200824012659A: Cessna 180A, Lebanon, MO, August 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2020, 15:20 local time
- Place: Lebanon, MO
- Airport: Floyd Jones
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6469° N, 92.6525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6469&lon=-92.6525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748P-2023-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,267 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200824012659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 36 AT KLBO AIRPORT. A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON THE MAIN WHEELS AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE WITH SLIGHT FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE. A SMALL AMOUNT OF RIGHT RUDDER WAS ADDED TO CORRECT FOR A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, BRINGING AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT. AS SPEED WAS REDUCED, THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SHIMMY, RESULTING IN A STRONG RIGHT TURN. FULL LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT AND LEFT BRAKE WAS ADDED RESULTING IN A TURN BACK TO THE LEFT. THE TAILWHEEL CONTINUED TO SHIMMY AS RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE WERE APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT. SIDE LOADS INCREASED ON THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE ASSEMBLY CAUSING IT TO SHEER FROM GEAR LEG. THE GEAR LEG THEN DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL TEARING LOOSE FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER THEN STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY TURNED 90 DEGREES FROM THE APPROACH HEADING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN20CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA362), Aug 24, 2020: Cessna 180 (N748P), Lebanon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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