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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Grand Junction, CO · May 28, 2007

Date: May 28, 2007 · 09:13 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Airport: Walker Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3408Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07CA094
Reported as: Cessna 180H
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,087 total5 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N3408YRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2007 · Cessna 180HS/N 18051908 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 180H 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) The pilot stated as he lifted tail during take off a gust of wind lifted the left wing, left aileron was applied and as the wing came down the power was reduced but the aircraft made an immediate left turn off the runway. The aircraft rolled off the side of the runway into a small drainage ditch which caught both main landing gear causing the aircraft to flip over onto its top.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED AS HE LIFTED TAIL DURING TAKE OFF A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING, LEFT AILERON WAS APPLIED AND AS THE WING CAME DOWN THE POWER WAS REDUCED BUT THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH WHICH CAUGHT BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS TOP.

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 DEN07CA094Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrand Junction, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind.May 28, 2007 · Substantial damage