Date:	Tuesday 17 April 2012
Time:	11:55
Type:	Cessna 180J Skywagon
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N180BA
MSN:	18052419
Total airframe hrs:	4495 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-520 E
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Virginia Highlands Airport - KVJI, Abingdon, VA -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Orange, VA (OMH)
Destination airport:	Abingdon, VA (VJI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot stated that he made a visual approach for landing at his destination airport. He flared the airplane, and it touched down on the runway. The airplane started to veer to the left as he began to apply brakes. He attempted to apply right rudder, but the rudder would not move because his passenger had inadvertently stretched his legs out and blocked the rudder pedals. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing and the fuselage. The pilot stated that he did not experience any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause:
The passenger’s inadvertent blockage of the rudder pedals, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

NTSB
FAA register: http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/apr/17/breaking-news-plane-crashes-near-va-highlands-airp-ar-1848603/
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http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=180BA

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Apr-2012 12:28	gerard57	Added
17-Apr-2012 17:06	Geno	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Dec-2016 19:28	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
27-Nov-2017 20:37	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]