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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180E · Kenai, AK · June 2, 2004

Date: June 2, 2004 · 20:10 local
Place: Kenai, AK
Airport: Kenai Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5180
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA060
Reported as: Cessna 180E
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total20 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N5180Registered now · Cessna 180ES/N 18051077 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 180E Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N5180, Cessna 180E, received substantial damage during an aborted take-off. The pilot said the winds were very gusty and as the aircraft started to turn in left, he pulled the power off. The aircraft ground looped and nosed over. (-23 additional narrative) Mr. Robert everts was pilot in command of a CE-180, N5180, on 06/03/2004. He attempted a takeoff at the Kenai airport, on runway 19R. Wind was approximately 110 degrees at 11 gusting to 19. At approximately 300' into the takeoff roll a high gust of wind caused the aircraft to weathervane into the wind. Full control inputs were insufficient to keep the aircraft straight, including the application of full right brake. Mr. Everts tried to abort the takeoff but the aircraft continued to ground loop and went over on its back causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N5180, CESSNA 180E, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT SAID THE WINDS WERE VERY GUSTY AND AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN IN LEFT, HE PULLED THE POWER OFF. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER. (-23 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE) MR. ROBERT EVERTS WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A CE-180, N5180, ON 06/03/2004. HE ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF AT THE KENAI AIRPORT, ON RUNWAY 19R. WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 110 DEGREES AT 11 GUSTING TO 19. AT APPROXIMATELY 300' INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL A HIGH GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE INTO THE WIND. FULL CONTROL INPUTS WERE INSUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF FULL RIGHT BRAKE. MR. EVERTS TRIED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GROUND LOOP AND WENT OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC04LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKenai, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was a direct crosswind.Jun 3, 2004 · Substantial damage