# Accident 20010809039729A: Cessna 180H, Alexander, AK, August 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Alexander, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4167° N, 150.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4167&lon=-150.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2716X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2716X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,300 total, 550 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809039729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLOAT PLANE CE-180, N2716X, PILOTED BY CHARLES LARAUX, WITH ONE PASSENGER, WAS ON THE TAKE OFF RUN AT ALEXANDER CREEK, ALASKA. ONE OF THE FLOATS STRUCK A SHIFTING SANDBAR THAT WAS UNDERWATER. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FLOAT AND UPSET THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS CASE WAS CLOSED WITH COUNSELING THE PILOT TO TAXI THE TAKE OFF AREA TO CONFIRM THE LOCATION OF ALL UNDERWATER SANDBARS.

## 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 ANC01LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA107), Aug 10, 2001: Cessna 180H (N2716X), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for takeoff.

## Other reports on N2716X (1)

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

- [Incident 20180530009739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180530009739I), May 30, 2018: Cessna 180H (N2716X), Kake, AK, Minor damage. Airman had landed on rwy 29 and was in rollout phase with all three tires on ground. Tailwheel shimmy distracted pilot and aircraft did a ground loop,…

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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