- Date
- August 2, 2006, 19:15 local (Aug 3, 2006, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Belgrade, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7955VCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20060802015949A
- Case key
- 64287
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Analysis
The student pilot reported that he was practicing landings on runway 30. He reported that shortly after touchdown (three-point landing) the airplane "suddenly drifted left" as he turned from the runway to the taxiway. The pilot reported that while correcting for the situation, the airplane's left wing tip contacted the runway surface. No preaccident mechanical anomalies were reported.
Factual narrative
On August 2, 2006, about 1915 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180H airplane, N7955V, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Gallatin Field Airport, Belgrade, Montana. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The solo student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The student pilot reported that he was practicing landings on runway 30. He reported that shortly after touchdown (three-point landing) the airplane "suddenly drifted left" as he turned from the runway to the taxiway. The pilot reported that while correcting for the situation, the airplane's left wing tip contacted the runway surface.
No preaccident mechanical anomalies were reported.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7955V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051855
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Mack Marketing Inc
- Registered owner
- Mack Marketing Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BZN · Belgrade, MT
- Destination
- BZN · Belgrade, MT
- Airport
- BZN · Bozeman/Gallatin Field, runway 30, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 49 in this make and model · 46 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7955V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.