What happened
During the landing phase, the Cessna 180H was in a three-point landing flare attitude just above the runway when the nose began to yaw to the right. The pilot attempted to correct this yaw with left rudder input; however, the aircraft made contact with the runway before the input could successfully correct the yaw angle. Once the main wheels touched the runway, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, resulting in a ground loop.
Findings
An examination of the pilot's flight records indicated limited experience with this specific aircraft type and tailwheel operations. The pilot had fewer than 30 hours of flight time in the Cessna 180H and possessed less than 50 hours of total tailwheel flight experience.