# Accident 20040312006419A: Cessna 180H, Birchwood, AK, March 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4000° N, 149.5122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4000&lon=-149.5122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7937V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7937V) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 499 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040312006419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT INTENDED TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. FOR THE FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A WHEEL LANDING WITH AN ESTIMATED 7 KNOT LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE TRACKED STRAIGHT ON THE MAIN WHEELS BUT, WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK A SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT NOTICED A RIGHT TURNING TENDENCY ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS AND NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TIRE SHOWED MORE WEAR THEN THE RIGHT.

## 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 ANC04LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA030), Mar 12, 2004: Cessna 180 (N7937V), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and an on ground collision with a snow bank. A factor associated with the…

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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