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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Moab, UT · August 15, 2023

Date: August 15, 2023 · 11:00 local
Place: Moab, UT
Airport: Canyonlands Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9977N
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA319
Reported as: Cessna 180J
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,436 total93 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N9977NRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2024 · Cessna 180JS/N 18052632 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 180J 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.

The pilot of a Cessna 180J sky wagon was flying the plane on a part 91 personal flight when he crashed while making an approach to a rollout to the Canyonlands Regional Airport (cny). The pilot elected to takeoff from RWY21. The pilot flew a normal pattern and aligned the aircraft on final to perform a normal 3-point landing. The pilot stated that he flew a normal approach, with a normal touchdown. Shortly after landing, the pilot stated that at approximately 300-feet into the rollout, the aircraft started to veer to the right. The aircraft departed the runway on the right shoulder onto a dirt and gravel surface. The pilot further stated that the exit from the hard surface was perpendicular to the runway. As the aircraft rolled off the runway, the left landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft began a ground loop which caused the left wing to strike the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 180J SKY WAGON WAS FLYING THE PLANE ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN HE CRASHED WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO A ROLLOUT TO THE CANYONLANDS REGIONAL AIRPORT (CNY). THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF FROM RWY21. THE PILOT FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN AND ALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL TO PERFORM A NORMAL 3-POINT LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW A NORMAL APPROACH, WITH A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 300-FEET INTO THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER ONTO A DIRT AND GRAVEL SURFACE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE EXIT FROM THE HARD SURFACE WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A GROUND LOOP WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

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 WPR23LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMoab, UTThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Aug 15, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9977N · 1

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

Accident 19930309004659ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKStudent inadvertently used brakes to correct directional roll. Aircraft nosed over. Pilot was wearing large boots.Mar 9, 1993 · Substantial damage