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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180G · Lopez Island, WA · May 5, 2007

Date
May 5, 2007 · 17:55 local
Place
Lopez Island, WA
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N609PF
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07CA121
Reported as
Cessna 180G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was taxiing (other than for takeoff) on a sod surface, when a flock of geese flew in front of the airplane causing the pilot to brake hard which in turn flipped the airplane over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING (OTHER THAN FOR TAKEOFF) ON A SOD SURFACE, WHEN A FLOCK OF GEESE FLEW IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE CAUSING THE PILOT TO BRAKE HARD WHICH IN TURN FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE OVER.

NTSB investigation

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