# Accident 20030917026449A: Cessna 180F, AK, September 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1000° N, 142.8250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1000&lon=-142.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2162Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2162Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42,500 total, 178 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917026449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF, FROM A BEACH NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE TSIU RIVER, MR. BAKER SHIFTED TAKE-OFF DIRECTION APPROX 10 DEGREES DUE TO THE GLARE FROM THE SUN. THE ADJUSTED HEADING PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON COURSE TO COLLIDE WITH A PARTIALLY BURIED LOG ON THE BEACH THAT MR. BAKER DID NOT SEE.

## 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 ANC03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA122), Sep 18, 2003: Cessna 180 (N2162Z), Cape Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for departure, which resulted in a collision with a log during the takeoff roll. Factors contribuiting to the accident were the presence of hidden…

## Other reports on N2162Z (4)

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

- [Accident 20090614047259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614047259A), Jun 14, 2009: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated that on landing at the King Salmon Airport with a slight crosswind that he lost control of his airplane and it spun around (ground looped) on him.
- [Accident 20020608013929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608013929A), Jun 8, 2002: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Fairbanks/Ft Wa, AK, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted]. As the airplane touched down on the landing area it veered to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and brake to stop the turn…
- [Accident 19780512012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512012049A), May 12, 1978: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770320006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320006229A), Mar 20, 1977: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Snow 6 to 8 inches deep.

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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