# Accident 20100624037819A: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, June 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2010, 15:43 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4558° N, 150.4917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4558&lon=-150.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7715A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7715A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100624037819A

## Narrative

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

1) DURING TAKE-OFF FROM OFF-FIELD GRAVEL AREA BETWEEN RIVERS, WIND SHIFTED DURING TAKE-OFF ROTATION, LOST LIFT INTO A LEFT BANK2) TAIL STRUCK GROUND, FOLLOWED BY LEFT LANDING GEAR, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN3) CLIMB OUT CONTINUED, PIC NOTED LEFT MAIN GEAR 'COCKED AT AN ANGLE' WITH A 'TOE-OUT', NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED,  SITUATION ASSESSED, AIRCRAFT SEEMED STABLE AND FULLY CONTROLLABLE, OPTED TO CONTINUE TO HOME BASE Z41 4) APPROACH ONE TO Z41 RWY 31 REJECTED DUE TO CROSSWIND AND ATTITUDE5) APPROACH TWO TO RWY 31 TOUCH & GO TO ASSESS WIND ON LANDING ROLL, TOUCHING WITH RIGHT GEAR & TAIL6) APPROACH THREE RWY 31 ASSESSED STALL SPEED AND CHARACTERISTICS, TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL FAVORING LEFT GEAR WITH LEFT WING UP, LEFT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN LAST, CAME TO STOP7) RUNWAY CLOSED BRIEFLY, AIRCRAFT WAS EXTRACTED FROM Z41 RUNWAY 31 BY LIFT TRUCK.

## 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 ANC10CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA055), Jun 24, 2010: Cessna 180 (N7715A), Cooper Landing, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N7715A (1)

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

- [Incident 19850309011319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309011319I), Mar 9, 1985: Cessna 180 (N7715A), Alexander Creek, AK, Minor damage. Struck ruts from tracked vehicle after landing on frozen river. Ski separated from axle.

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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