Cessna 180J N42084

Summary

On 1 July 2021 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 180J registered N42084, operated by Williamson Russell L, was involved in an accident near Tyler, Texas, 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

1 July 2021 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyler, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (None)

Coordinates

32.3500, -95.3000

Aircraft

Cessna 180J

Registration

N42084

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Williamson Russell L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rusk → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA308

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on approach resulting in an extended touchdown, bounced landing, and runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on approach to land at his private grass airstrip, he realized that his airspeed was faster than it should have been and landed the airplane long down the airstrip. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced and skidded off the mowed part of the airstrip into high grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing, left-wing strut, and left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.