Cessna 180 N4750B

Summary

On 10 February 2022 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N4750B, operated by Mark Dankel, was involved in an accident near Carrizozo, New Mexico, 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

10 February 2022 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Carrizozo (F37)

Coordinates

33.3830, -105.5237

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N4750B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1955

Engines

1

Operator

Mark Dankel

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alamogordo → Carrizozo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA095

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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, while attempting to arrest a developing ground loop, the airplane departed the runway onto grass. The airplane collided with a deep rut and spun around. The left wing dropped and contacted the ground, substantially damaging the left wing and left aileron. 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.