Cessna 180 N180VW

Summary

On 28 April 2013 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N180VW, operated by Two LLC, was involved in an accident near Bethel, Maine, 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.

Date

28 April 2013 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bethel, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Bethel Regional Airport (0B1)

Coordinates

44.4253, -70.8100

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N180VW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Two LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oxford → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA216

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he applied left aileron on the final approach leg to counteract a left crosswind. The crosswind then ceased, at which point the pilot backed off the aileron input. As the tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down, it encountered another crosswind, and the pilot again applied left aileron to counteract it; however, the left wing and left main landing gear became airborne and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The pilot then “rode” the right brake, and the airplane continued to the right until the left wing came down and the left main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that could have precluded normal operation. The reported wind at a nearby airport about the time of the accident, was variable at 5 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.