Cessna 180 N9026C

Summary

On 3 September 2006 at about 02:20 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9026C was involved in an accident near Arock, Oregon, United States. One person was 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.

Date

3 September 2006 at 02:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Arock, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Owyhee River Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

43.1914, -117.6464

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N9026C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenleaf → Arock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06CA174

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and substantial damage to the airplane. Factors included the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, the delayed go-around, and the tailwind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing long and electing to go around the pilot added power, followed by the airplane veering to the right toward a stand of trees. The pilot's attempt to correct back to the left was unsuccessful, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot stated that he had landed with a tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.