# Accident 20100924049439A: Cessna 180C, Anchorage, AK, September 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2010, 16:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1800° N, 149.9719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1800&lon=-149.9719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100924049439A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ROLL CONTROL DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT; ROTATION. AS A RESULT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE, THEREBY INDUCING SUFFICIENT DRAG TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE FORWARD IN A LEFT CART-WHEELING MOTION.  THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE ENDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN AND SUBMERGED IN THE LAKE.

## 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 ANC10CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA098), Sep 24, 2010: Cessna 180C (N180BS), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the gusting wind during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with water.

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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