Pilot Debrief

Cessna 180 near Okeechobee, FL — 2019-07-07

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Date
2019-07-07
Location
Okeechobee, FL, USA
Airport
OBE
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N52031
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional while landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop.

NTSB narrative

The tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down on the runway centerline in a 7-knot right quartering tailwind and started to drift left. The pilot corrected with right rudder input, but the airplane started to drift left again. He then applied right brake and rudder input, and the airplane changed direction 30°; however, the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer contacted the runway before the airplane came to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left elevator, and left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

NTSB coding

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