the pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable and gusting winds during a wheel landing, which led to a loss of directional control.
— NTSB Determination
Winds were variable at 5 knots, gusting to 10, with the wind tee and windsocks indicating runway 33. The pilot executed a wheel landing but began losing directional control to the right just after touchdown. He countered with left rudder, but the aircraft began to ground loop. The aircraft swerved left and scraped the right wingtip. He then attempted a go-around, but his right wingtip struck a sign and the aircraft veered right and struck a fence.
Winds were variable at 5 knots, gusting to 10, with the wind tee and windsocks indicating runway 33. The pilot executed a wheel landing but began losing directional control to the right just after touchdown. He countered with left rudder, but the aircraft began to ground loop. The aircraft swerved left and scraped…
The accident on 1999-03-07 involved a Cessna 180F, registration N345RC, at Inyokern, CA.
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable and gusting winds during a wheel landing, which led to a loss of directional control.
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