# Accident 20051120029889A: Cessna 180H, Anchorage, AK, November 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2136° N, 149.8445° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2136&lon=-149.8445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91399, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91399) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 240 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051120029889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL VEERED LEFT HIT A SNOW BERM, FLIPPING ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO CONTACT THE PIC AS HE HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN. WILL AMEND THIS FORM AT A LATER DATE WHEN I HAVE TALKED TO THE PIC. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ CONTACTED ME DEC. 14, 2005. HE STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF AT MERRILL FIELD THE AIRCRAFT GOT AWAY FROM HIM AND HE COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL ENOUGH TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM HITTING THE SNOW BERM. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS AT THE TIME TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA010), Nov 20, 2005: Cessna 180H (N91399), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane encountering a snow berm, and nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the…

## Other reports on N91399 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140607009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607009519A), Jun 7, 2014: Cessna 180H (N91399), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. The airman was pilot in command (PIC) and the sole occupant of the aircraft during the accident. The airman stated that he had flown this aircraft a couple of…
- [Accident 19790609037049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609037049A), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 180 (N91399), St Marys, AK, Substantial damage. Plane encountered strong gusty crosswind on takeoff roll. Pilot lost control. Acft ground looped.

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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