# Accident 20110518008879A: Cessna 180J, Kenai, AK, May 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2011, 11:09 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5731° N, 151.2345° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5731&lon=-151.2345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9951N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9951N) (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: 300 total, 214 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110518008879A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON 01 LEFT RUNWAY AT ENA WITH 10KT CROSS WIND. GROUND LOOPED ON ROLL OUT.  DAMAGED OUTER 3 FT. OF LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON DAMAGE WITH POSSIBLE LANDING GEAR 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 ANC11CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA034), May 18, 2011: Cessna 180J (N9951N), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N9951N (1)

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

- [Incident 19800126015889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126015889I), Jan 26, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9951N), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. Airplane equipped with skis hit snowdrift while landing on lake. Left ski and gear leg sheared off.

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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