# Accident 20090909049669A: Cessna 180J, Juneau, AK, September 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Taku Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.4872° N, 133.9394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4872&lon=-133.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42250-2015-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090909049669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED PROPER LANDING ATTITUTE WHEN TOUCHING DOWN FOR A GLASSY WATER, UPRIVER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS DOWNRIVER OF TOUCHDOWN IN 5 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 ANC09CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA097), Sep 9, 2009: Cessna 180J (N42250), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare and loss of control during a glassy water landing.

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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