Cessna 180 N180JL

Summary

On 15 October 2019 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N180JL was involved in an accident near Flannigan, Nevada, 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

15 October 2019 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Flannigan, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Dead Cow Lakebed Airstrip (n/a)

Coordinates

40.1300, -119.9100

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N180JL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sussanville → Flannigan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA029

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a wing strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll on the flat, soft dirt, dry lakebed, he "could not get full deflection of the left brake as it felt as if something were underneath the pedal." The airplane veered right, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane bounced, and the left wing struck the ground. When the airplane stopped, the pilot could not find any objects that could have impeded the range of pedal movement. 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.