# Accident 20110409008839A: Cessna 180H, Palmer, AK, April 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5947° N, 149.0886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5947&lon=-149.0886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2709X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2709X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110409008839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED LONG, UNABLE TO KEEP AIRCRAFT LONGITUDANALY LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  THE GROUND LOOP CAUSED THE LEFT TIRE TO COME OFF OF THE LEFT RIM AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND.  THE RIGHT WING TIP SUSTAINED MINIMUM 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 ANC11CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA024), Apr 9, 2011: Cessna 180H (N2709X), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground-loop.

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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