20200930015269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Tok, AK · September 30, 2020

Date: September 30, 2020 · 19:15 local
Place: Tok, AK
Airport: Tok Junction Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N926LL
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC20LA100
Reported as: Cessna 180H
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N926LLRegistration cancelled May 26, 2023 · Cessna 180HS/N 18051470 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 180H Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated she did a normal 3 point landing. As she was slowing down she had difficulties keeping the aircraft straight. There was very little left rudder available. The aircraft swerved right contacting the left wing with the left main strut collapsing. Post accident review showed the tail wheel assembly swiveled in the right direction but failed to operate in the left direction and was either binding or not moving at all in the left direction. The NTSB is in possession of the tailwheel assembly conducting further analysis.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED SHE DID A NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING. AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN SHE HAD DIFFICULTIES KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE LEFT RUDDER AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT CONTACTING THE LEFT WING WITH THE LEFT MAIN STRUT COLLAPSING. POST ACCIDENT REVIEW SHOWED THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY SWIVELED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE LEFT DIRECTION AND WAS EITHER BINDING OR NOT MOVING AT ALL IN THE LEFT DIRECTION. THE NTSB IS IN POSSESSION OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY CONDUCTING FURTHER ANALYSIS.

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 ANC20LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTok, AKThe mechanic’s failure to properly repair the tailwheel, which resulted in a malfunction of the tailwheel and a loss of directional control.Oct 1, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N926LL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20211012017869ALanding: Rollout · Kalispell, MTDuring landing roll out on runway O2 at Glacier Park International Airport (gpi) N926LL a 1964 Cessna 180H serial number 18051470 swerved to the right and went off the east side of runway 02 separating the left main landing gear and collapsing right wing…Oct 12, 2021 · Substantial damage