# Accident 20110927029319A: Cessna 180H, Chenga, AK, September 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chenga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8703° N, 147.7878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8703&lon=-147.7878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9083M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9083M-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 44 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110927029319A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING ON A STRIP ON MONTAGUE ISLAND THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WINTIP TOUCHED SOME ALDER BRANCHES WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT IN A MANNER THAT CAUSED A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 ANC11CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA111), Sep 27, 2011: Cessna 180H (N9083M), Chenga Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstruction while landing at an off-airport site, resulting in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N9083M (3)

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

- [Accident 20140714010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140714010629A), Jul 14, 2014: Cessna 180H (N9083M), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. On July 14, 2014, aircraft N9083M took off from wolf lake airport(4AK6). The intended landing point was a beach located at Patton bay on Montague island, AK.…
- [Incident 19860511024759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860511024759I), May 11, 1986: Cessna 180H (N9083M), Sardis, TN. Eight inches of one propeller blade separated in flight. Landed on interstate.
- [Accident 19790711018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711018269A), Jul 11, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9083M), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Struck telephone pole during final approach to sod strip. Possible factor downdraft or windshear.

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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