# Accident 20100712038289A: Cessna 180J, Kakhonak, AK, July 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kakhonak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1914° N, 154.0322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1914&lon=-154.0322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7751K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7751K) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100712038289A

## Narrative

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

LEFT HOMER AT 0930 AND FLEW TO MORAINE CREEK AND LANDED ON 1300 FOOT TUNDRA STRIP. ON DEPARTURE FROM THE STRIP THE WIND WAS QUARTERING FROM THE LEFT. WIND SPEED WAS ABOUT 8KTS , GUSTING TO ABOUT 12KTS, AND VARIABLE COMING OVER THE KNOLL ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE STRIP. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE THEN SETTLED BACK ON THE GROUND. PILOT COULD SEE HE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE KNOLL WHICH DROPPED OFF INTO THE RIVER. WHEN HE REALIZED HE COULD GO INTO THE RIVER HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TO TURN HARD OVER AND ROLL INVERTED AND IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC10CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA059), Jul 12, 2010: Cessna 180J (N7751K), Kakhonak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off in unfavorable wind conditions.

## Other reports on N7751K (2)

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

- [Accident 19920508014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014039A), May 8, 1992: Cessna 180J (N7751K), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control landing when crosswind gust raised right wing. Veered off runway into alder trees.
- [Incident 19880913060709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880913060709I), Sep 13, 1988: Cessna 180J (N7751K), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Scraped a wing tip on landing. Scrape on wing tip faring very minute.

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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