Plane Crash List

Cessna 180 N1027X

29 August 2003 · Caldwell, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 August 2003 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1027X, operated by Barr, Robert E., was involved in an accident near Caldwell, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
Caldwell Industrial (EUL)
Coordinates
43.6947, -116.6381
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N1027X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Barr, Robert E.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Caldwell → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA03LA181

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The instructor's inadequate supervision, and the student's failure to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that as the 12 hour student pilot was rolling out on the runway in the tailwheel equipped aircraft, the aircraft's nose deviated to the right. The student applied corrective rudder and brake while the instructor assured full up elevator had been applied. However, the actions were not sufficient to prevent the aircraft from ground looping 180 degrees during which the left wingtip and horizontal stabilizer struck the ground. The winds were variable to northerly at 3-5 knots and the instructor reported that there had been no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft during the event.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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