# Accident 20080728843119A: Cessna 180G, Anchorage, AK, July 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- 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: N4631U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4631U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080728843119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT MERRILL FIELD IN PREPARATION TO LEAVE THE STATE WITH THE AIRCRAFT. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCAFT GROUND LOOPED STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE RIGHT WING RECEIVED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC08CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA090), Jul 28, 2008: Cessna 180G (N4631U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was an inadvertent ground-loop.

## Other reports on N4631U (2)

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

- [Accident 20241004014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241004014389A), Oct 4, 2024: Cessna 180G (N4631U), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The early evening hours the day of the accident had strong, gusty and variable winds in the area. The lake the aircraft was preparing to depart from was…
- [Accident 19760923030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760923030599A), Sep 23, 1976: Cessna 180G (N4631U), Kulik Lake, AK, Substantial damage

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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