# Accident 19980819021299A: Cessna 180D, Cordova, AK, August 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7901° N, 145.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7901&lon=-145.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,746 total, 900 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819021299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (.4) THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOUTHERLY DEPARTURE FROM A 1,300 FEET LONG GRAVEL AIRSTRIP IN A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL,  MIDWAY DOWN THE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WHEEL DUG INTO AN AREA OF SOFT GROUND.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STAND OF TREES THAT BORDERS THE AIRSTRIP.  THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC98LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA127), Aug 19, 1998: Cessna 180 (N180WH), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were soft airstrip conditions, and trees.

## Other reports on N180WH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950414030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950414030609A), Apr 14, 1995: Cessna 180D (N180WH), Nyssa, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power on descent to airport, struck a pole landing on highway. Fuel tanks were empty. Had flown five hours.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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