| Crash location | 40.869167°N, 111.927223°W |
| Nearest city | Bountiful, UT
40.889390°N, 111.880771°W 2.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N1712C |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 31 Oct 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 180 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that he was performing a wheel landing with his
tailwheel-equipped airplane. Shortly after touchdown the inner tube of the right main tire failed, and the airplane began drifting to the right. When the steel rim of the right main wheel made contact with the asphalt, full left rudder and brake were not sufficient to keep the airplane from departing the right side of the runway. As the ground loop progressed, the left wing and left elevator contacted the ground. Both the left wing and the left elevator sustained structural damage.
The failure of the inner tube of the right main tire during the landing roll.