# Accident 20030913026579A: Cessna 180H, Kenai, AK, September 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2003, 20:15 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6339° N, 152.3981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6339&lon=-152.3981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9907V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 330 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030913026579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW MR. D'AGOSTINO STATED THAT HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE SCOUTING THE DRIFT RIVER FOR SUITABLE HUNTING LOCATIONS. THEY NOTED TIRE TRACKS ON A LANDING AREA NEXT TO THE RIVER AND LANDED. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE MR. D'AGOSTINO DETERMINED THE WIND DIRECTION AND STEPPED OFF 200 YARDS OF AVAILABLE TAKEOFF DISTANCE NOTING ADDITIONAL ROOM BEYOND THE MEASURED DISTANCE. IN ADDITION TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS THE AIRPLANE WAS LOADED WITH BACKPACKS, RIFLES, AND 35 TO 40 GALLONS OF GASOLINE. BECAUSE TAKEOFFS UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS HAD REQUIRED 100 YARDS HE WAS SATISFIED THAT THERE WAS AMPLE ROOM FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO ACHIEVE FLYING SPEED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED FORWARD ONTO ITS BACK. UPON EXITING THE AIRPLANE THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE WIND HAD SHIFTED 180 DEGREES AND WAS NOW A TAILWIND.

## 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 ANC03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA121), Sep 14, 2003: Cessna 180 (N9907V), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in an overrun and nose over during an aborted takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were soft, sandy terrain, and a…

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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