Accident Cessna 180H N2709X, Saturday 9 April 2011

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Date:	Saturday 9 April 2011
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 180H
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N2709X
MSN:	18051509
Year of manufacture:	1965
Total airframe hrs:	4462 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Palmer, Alaska - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED)
Destination airport:	Palmer Municipal Airport, AK (PAQ/PAAQ)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot was practicing stop-and-go landings and takeoffs in his tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the last landing he said the tail bounced to the right, and he did not respond aggressively enough to prevent the airplane from ground-looping. The airplane dragged the right wing on the runway sustaining substantial damage to the wing.

Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground-loop.

Accident investigation: