Cessna 120 N1926N

Summary

On 17 July 2020 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N1926N was involved in an accident near Osceola, Wisconsin, 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

17 July 2020 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Osceola, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

L O Simenstad Municipal Arpt (OEO)

Coordinates

45.3094, -92.6900

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N1926N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Osceola → Osceola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA317

Nobody was injured.

The pilots did not maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor, and the pilot receiving instruction, both reported that during tailwheel transition training, the airplane drifted to the right of the runway while performing a wheel-landing. They reported that left rudder was applied to counteract the drift, but the airplane did not respond as expected. The pilot receiving instruction stated that the airplane exited the runway, the left wheel caught the terrain, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. Neither pilot reported any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that precluded normal operation. Both pilots reported the wind condition as light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.