Pilot reported left main landing gear sheared off during a high speed taxi test; causing aircraft to veer into a drainage ditch; causing significant damage.

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Attributes
ACN	1742203
Time
Date	202005
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 421 Flight Crew Type 375
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

Airplane had been pulling to the left during takeoffs. I got a CFI as well as a&P to go do a fast taxi with me to trouble shoot. During taxi the left landing gear sheared causing plane to go into drainage ditch and sustain damage to gear leg; propellor and both wings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported left main landing gear sheared off during a high speed taxi test; causing aircraft to veer into a drainage ditch; causing significant damage.

Narrative: Airplane had been pulling to the left during takeoffs. I got a CFI as well as A&P to go do a fast taxi with me to trouble shoot. During taxi the left landing gear sheared causing plane to go into drainage ditch and sustain damage to gear leg; propellor and both wings.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.