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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · AK · September 13, 2011

Date: September 13, 2011 · 21:30 local
Place: AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7814A
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC11CA098
Reported as: Cessna 180A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N7814ARegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2017 · Cessna 180AS/N 32711 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 180A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airplane was lifting off, wind changed direction and speed. Airplane turned to the left from intended direction of flight and was pushed down , left main landing gear struck river bank. Airplane slid sideways along river bank for about 100 feet and then turned 180 degress from the direction it was heading and stopped. Left main landing gear seperated from airplane. Left wing from lift strut outboard is bent up. Propeller is damaged. Other damage to left side of the airplane and horizontal stabilizer. No injuries. Location approximately 95 miles south of mcgrath Alaska

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE WAS LIFTING OFF, WIND CHANGED DIRECTION AND SPEED. AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE LEFT FROM INTENDED DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AND WAS PUSHED DOWN , LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK RIVER BANK. AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS ALONG RIVER BANK FOR ABOUT 100 FEET AND THEN TURNED 180 DEGRESS FROM THE DIRECTION IT WAS HEADING AND STOPPED.LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPERATED FROM AIRPLANE. LEFT WING FROM LIFT STRUT OUTBOARD IS BENT UP. PROPELLER IS DAMAGED. OTHER DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.NO INJURIES.LOCATION APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTH OF MCGRATH ALASKA

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC11CA098Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot's loss of control when encountering a downdraft during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with terrain.Sep 14, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7814A · 2

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

Accident 19831117058059ATakeoff Ground Roll · Topeka, KSLost control of aircraft on takeoff roll when pilot's seat unlocked. Veered off runway collapsing right gear.Nov 17, 1983 · Substantial damage Accident 19780319034259ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Williamstown, NJMar 19, 1978 · Reported as Cessna 180E · Substantial damage