# Accident 20110913022339A: Cessna 180A, AK, September 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2011, 21:30 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7444° N, 153.3536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7444&lon=-153.3536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7814A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7814A-2017-09-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110913022339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA098), Sep 14, 2011: Cessna 180A (N7814A), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control when encountering a downdraft during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N7814A (2)

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

- [Accident 19831117058059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117058059A), Nov 17, 1983: Cessna 180A (N7814A), Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft on takeoff roll when pilot's seat unlocked. Veered off runway collapsing right gear.
- [Accident 19780319034259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319034259A), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna 180E (N7814A), Williamstown, NJ, Substantial damage

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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