# Accident 20050903022559A: Cessna 180G, Mcgrath, AK, September 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2005, 17:45 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0833° N, 154.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0833&lon=-154.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4707U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050903022559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) I CONTACTED ^PRIVACY ^ (NTSB) AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT THE PILOT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO HIM. THE PILOT IS AT THE STONEY RIVER LODGE AND NO PHONE IS AVAILABLE. I TOOK WHAT INFORMATION THAT ^PRIVACY ^ HAD AND STARTED FORM 8020-23. I WILL WRITE A LETTER TO THE PIC'S ADDRESS IN ANCHORAGE AND REQUEST THAT HE CONTACT THE FSDO SO THE 8020-23 CAN BE FINISHED. ^PRIVACY DATA^ ADVISED THAT THE PIC SHOULD CONTACT HIM WHEN THE PIC CONTACTS THE FSDO. (-23 AMENDMENT) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) LANDED ON A BIG RIVER AIRSTRIP, TAXIED CLEAR OF THE STRIP WAITED IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR RAIN TO PASS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE TAIL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC05CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA145), Sep 4, 2005: Cessna 180 (N4707U), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N4707U (3)

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

- [Incident 20030216002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030216002419I), Feb 16, 2003: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Bellingham, WA. (-23) Aircraft lost power en route from ketchikan, AK to Bellingham, WA. Pilot was on approach to Bellingham iap after flying through a rainstorm when his…
- [Accident 19990619024049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619024049A), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 19, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180G, N4707U, was substantially damaged in a loss of control and ground loop during…
- [Accident 19810912058529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058529A), Sep 12, 1981: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing with float plane in 4 inches of water. Aircraft flipped inverted.

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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