Cessna 120 N1705N

Summary

On 19 July 2011 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N1705N, operated by Mayfield Bruce J, was involved in an accident near Pendleton, 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

19 July 2011 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Pendleton, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.6664, -118.3817

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N1705N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mayfield Bruce J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pendleton → Pendleton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA447

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive brake application while landing on rough terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was on a local personal flight, decided to make an off-airport landing in an open field. Although the touchdown in the tailwheel-equipped airplane was uneventful, the pilot applied hard braking in order to minimize the landing roll on the rough terrain. As the airplane began to slow it nosed over onto its back. Both the wings and the fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane's systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.