Cessna 180 N451SW

Summary

On 5 September 2016 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N451SW was involved in an accident near Clemson, South Carolina, 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

5 September 2016 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Oconee County Rgnl (CEU)

Coordinates

34.6722, -82.8858

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N451SW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clemson → South Boston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA478

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, prior to the takeoff roll he applied one notch of flaps and added power. He reported that just before rotation the airplane veered to the left and he could not keep the airplane on the runway. He reported that he aborted the takeoff, applied the brakes and the airplane exited the runway to the left and impacted a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar and ribs. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with any portion of the airplane during the preflight that would have prevented the normal flight operations. The meteorological aerodrome report at the accident airport reported that the wind was out of 100 degrees true at 04 knots at the time of the accident. The pilot departed runway 25.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.