Cessna 180 N188H

Summary

On 15 December 2018 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N188H was involved in an accident near Moriarty, New Mexico, 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

15 December 2018 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Moriarty, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Moriarty Muni (0E0)

Coordinates

34.9700, -106.0000

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N188H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Estancia → Moriarty

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA097

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to see and avoid a parked glider while taxiing from the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing, while exiting onto the taxiway, he decided to "cut the corner" instead of following the taxiway centerline. He did not see the parked glider to his right, and at the last second, he applied brakes. Subsequently, the airplane's tail rose, and the elevator struck the glider's vertical and horizontal stabilizer. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.