Accident Cessna 180A N9586B, Saturday 10 October 2009

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Date:	Saturday 10 October 2009
Time:	09:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 180A
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N9586B
MSN:	32883
Total airframe hrs:	4074 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Condon, Oregon - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Ashland, OR
Destination airport:	Condon, OR (NA )
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane at a remote, 1,100-foot-long dirt airstrip. The pilot stated that during the approach, on short final, the airplane struck the top of a fence post located at the approach end of the airstrip. The airplane subsequently landed hard and nosed-down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. No preaccident mechanical failures were reported by the pilot.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post on approach.

Accident investigation: