The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was crosswind.
— NTSB Determination
While landing on a dirt road to fuel the aircraft at a service station, the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing roll and the aircraft performed a ground loop causing damage to the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, main landing gear, propeller, and cowl. The pilot said he landed often on the road to fuel his aircraft, but on this occasion he said he failed to correct for the crosswind which was 15 to 20 knots.
While landing on a dirt road to fuel the aircraft at a service station, the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing roll and the aircraft performed a ground loop causing damage to the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, main landing gear, propeller, and cowl. The pilot said he landed often on the road…
The accident on 1998-06-20 involved a Cessna 180, registration N3196D, at Albuquerque, NM.
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was crosswind.
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