Greenville Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Greenville, Maine 04441
Saturday, March 25, 2006 15:00 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot, after landing on runway 32, he crossed a rough/uneven section of the runway, and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane then ground looped, and tipped onto the left wing, resulting in substantial damage.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the rough/uneven runway condition.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/25/2006
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Greenville
Event State MAINE
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 04441
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 452746N
Event Location Longitude 0693305W
Event Location Airport Greenville Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 3B1
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1401
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1458 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 70
Weather Observation Facility ID MLT
Elevation of weather observation facility 408
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 37
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 8500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.97
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 20016
NTSB Notification Source FAA NEROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Aug 29 2006 3:49PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2165Z
NTSB Number NYC06CA084
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 180F
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18051265
Certified Max Gross Weight 2650
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 1 2005 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2141
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Earl Richardson
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Greenville
Aircraft Owner State ME
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 04441
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 3B1
Departure City Greenville
Departure State ME
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 3B1
Destination City Greenville
Destination State ME
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 22 2006 6:25PM
User who most recently changed record MUZD
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 3999
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --