# Accident 20070505007819A: Cessna 180G, Lopez Island, WA, May 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2007, 17:55 local time
- Place: Lopez Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4833° N, 122.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4833&lon=-122.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609PF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505007819A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA121), May 5, 2007: Cessna 180G (N609PF), Lopez Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Geese were a factor.

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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