Cessna 120 N1915N

Summary

On 23 November 2006 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N1915N was involved in an accident near Perryville, Missouri, 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

23 November 2006 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Perryville, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.8686, -89.8619

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N1915N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA031

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in an overload of the tailwheel attachment structure in the fuselage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during landing. The pilot reported that upon landing the airplane veered to the left and he was unable to correct with rudder input. He reported that the airplane was heading toward the side of the runway and he applied right brake in an attempt to keep the airplane from going off of the runway. He reported that the left main wheel went off of the runway but the right main wheel did not exit the paved surface. The airplane came to rest near the runway centerline. The pilot reported that he had performed 2 landings prior to the accident landing with no discrepancies noted. Examination of the airplane subsequent to the accident revealed that the rear fuselage where the tailwheel mounted was damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.