Cessna 180 N2423F

Summary

On 14 May 2016 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2423F was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. 3 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

14 May 2016 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Wasilla City Airport (PAWS)

Coordinates

62.5728, -149.5389

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N2423F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Talkeetna → Wasilla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC16CA027

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loose dirt and gravel deposited in the center of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel surfaced runway that had recently been graded on both sides, with excess dirt and gravel being deposited in the center of the runway.  Upon touchdown the airplane veered sharply to the left, and the right wing impacted the runway's surface. The airplane continued to the left, exited the runway, and the right main tire gripped the paved surface of the adjacent runway causing the airplane to snap back to the right. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and right aileron. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.