N71MH is a 1978 Cessna 180K. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor O-470 series rated at 230 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Neptune, NJ. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2020. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2012. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 48 years old
- 1 of 283 Cessna 180K
2020
2012
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing as the left main gear touched down, a wind gust veered the airplane "abruptly" to the left. He added that as the right gear touched down, the airplane "began skidding to the left", and the right main landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest on the left side of the runway, nose down.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation system on the accident airport reported, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 260° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot landed on runway 32.
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