Cessna 180K N600CG

Summary

On 20 May 2024 at about 15:58 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N600CG was involved in an accident near Midland, Texas, 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

20 May 2024 at 15:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Midland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Midland Airpark (MDD)

Coordinates

32.0363, -102.0992

Aircraft

Cessna 180K

Registration

N600CG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Big Spring → Midland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA195

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to take remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and flight instructor were completing an instructional flight in the tailwheel airplane that the pilot recently purchased. The pilot had completed 8 uneventful takeoffs and landings. During the final landing roll with a slight right crosswind, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder but was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and ground looped, which collapsed the left main landing gear and resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The flight instructor did not report any attempt in remedial action during the accident sequence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.