# Accident 20070528010779A: Cessna 180H, Grand Junction, CO, May 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2007, 09:13 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1172° N, 108.5175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1172&lon=-108.5175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3408Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3408Y-2007-09-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,087 total, 5 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528010779A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN07CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA094), May 28, 2007: Cessna 180H (N3408Y), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

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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