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| Date: | Friday 28 February 2025 |
| Time: | 16:47 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3080N |
| MSN: | 13338 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4072 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arcadia Municipal Airport (X06), Arcadia, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL (SRQ/KSRQ) |
| Arcadia, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated that she encountered a “thermal' while attempting to land, which deflected the tail of the airplane off the runway centerline. As she was attempting to realign the airplane, it departed the right side of the runway and impacted a concrete drainage culvert, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA25LA140
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3080N
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N3080N/history/20250228/1920Z/KSRQ/X06
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2025 10:46 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Mar-2025 19:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-May-2025 13:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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