# Accident 20111005022179A: Cessna 180J, Chesapeake, VA, October 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Executive Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7828° N, 76.4472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7828&lon=-76.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180RN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180RN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111005022179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 ERA12LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA016), Oct 5, 2011: Cessna 180J (N180RN), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during takeoff for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff.

## Other reports on N180RN (1)

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

- [Incident 20061212025129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061212025129I), Dec 12, 2006: Cessna 180J (N180RN), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On December 12, 2006, at 1540 CST, N180RN, a Cessna CE-180 skywagon, ground-looped and nosed over after landing. The pilot stated that he experienced a…

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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