20260816011949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Mccall, ID · August 16, 2026

Date
August 16, 2026 · 11:00 local
Place
Mccall, ID
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2984C
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA304
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 8/16/2026 around 11:00 local, privacy data omitted was on approach for runway 16 at kmyl airport in Mccall Idaho. Airport employees reported to whitness the aircraft porpus upon initial touchdown and progress into a nose over attitude and slide to a stop on the runway. Pilot reported that the aircraft swerved to the left after touchdown and applied RH brake to compensate. The aircraft swerved right. He then applied too much left brake and the aircraft tipped forward and left over the nose while the right wing tip made contact with the runway. The aircraft slid on it's nose and came to rest at approximately 1220' from the start of the runway. During the investigation substantial damage was oberved to the propellers, spinner, engine firewall, landing gear box, and right hand wing spar. No injuries reported to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

ON 8/16/2026 AROUND 11:00 LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 16 AT KMYL AIRPORT IN MCCALL IDAHO. AIRPORT EMPLOYEES REPORTED TO WHITNESS THE AIRCRAFT PORPUS UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND PROGRESS INTO A NOSE OVER ATTITUDE AND SLIDE TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND APPLIED RH BRAKE TO COMPENSATE. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT. HE THEN APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD AND LEFT OVER THE NOSE WHILE THE RIGHT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON IT'S NOSE AND CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY 1220' FROM THE START OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS OBERVED TO THE PROPELLERS, SPINNER, ENGINE FIREWALL, LANDING GEAR BOX, AND RIGHT HAND WING SPAR. NO INJURIES REPORTED TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.