# Accident 20110819019149A: Cessna 180A, Talarik Creek, AK, August 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Talarik Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3433° N, 155.8686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3433&lon=-155.8686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26CZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26CZ-2013-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,477 total, 1,067 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110819019149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF TO THE EAST ON WATER, AND THE WIND SWITCHED TO A TAIL WIND AT ROTATION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ONTO TUNDRA AND NOSE OVER.  PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER.WEATHER:  PILOT STATED IT WAS MISTY, WIND VARIABLE AT 5 KTS, CEILING INDEFININITE (INDEFININITE DEFINED AS 2000-4000FT AS REPORTED TO NTSB FROM PILOT), AND VISIBLITY BETTER THAN 4 MILES. PILOTED STATED ON PHONE CONVERSATION THAT HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM 1-800-WX-BRIEF.WEATHER DATA:  METAR PAIL 200153Z 36008KT 10SM-RA BKN033 OVC060 12/10 RMK A02 SLP845 P0003 T0110100.SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 PILOT LOG BOOK HOURS SUPPLIED BY OPERATOR. PILOT HOURS:  TOTAL TIME 5474.00HOURS FLOWN IN LAST YEAR 242.00, LAST 90 DAYS 75.00, HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL 1067.00.  CURRENT MEDICAL 2ND CLASS-EXAMINATION 3-23-11, FLIGHT REVIEW ACCOMPLISHED 04/08/11. ANNUAL INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT ACCOMPLISHED ON 6/1/2011.MAKE AND MODEL OF FLOATS: EDO 2870.

## 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 ANC11CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA083), Aug 20, 2011: Cessna 180A (N26CZ), Igiugig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off in a variable wind, resulting in a shallow climb and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N26CZ (1)

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

- [Accident 19910818034669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818034669A), Aug 18, 1991: Cessna 180A (N26CZ), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Near rotation on water takeoff upset by boat wake. Aborted but wing hit water before stopping.

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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