# Accident 20110927022759A: Cessna 180, Haines, AK, September 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Haines, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2397° N, 135.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2397&lon=-135.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3126D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3126D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,105 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110927022759A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON STEP DURING DEPATURE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS APPLIED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WINGTIP CONTACTED OVERHANGING HEAVY BRUSH WHICH PULLED IT INTO THE BANK.

## 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 ANC11CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA112), Sep 27, 2011: Cessna 180 (N3126D), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in a float-equipped airplane for an undetermined reason, which resulted in the airplane colliding with trees and the shore.

## Other reports on N3126D (1)

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

- [Incident 20050504007659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050504007659I), May 4, 2005: Cessna 180 (N3126D), Juneau, AK, No damage. (-23) Aircraft on edo 2700 amphib floats landed jnu airport with gear down and down lights on; after rollout lefthand main and nose gear collapsed partially…

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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