# Incident 20140915017249I: Cessna 180J, Nenana, AK, September 15, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2014, 19:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5361° N, 149.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nenana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5361&lon=-149.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7801K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7801K) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140915017249I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN AIRSTRIP NEXT TO TOETACK LAKE 30 MILES SOUTH WEST OF NENANA, AK WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE DURING CLIMB OUT.  THE RIGHT OUTER TWO FEET OF THE WING AND LANDING LIGHT WERE DAMAGED.

THE PILOT DID NOT FEEL THE IMPACT OF THE TREE AND DID NOT DISCOVER THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TILL THE NEXT DAY.  THE PILOT FLEW BACK TO THE STRIP HE HAD TAKEN OFF FROM IN ANOTHER AIRPLANE AND FOUND DEBRIS FROM THE LANDING LIGHT LENS AND VERIFYIED HE HAD HIT A TREE.

PTRS AL01201402870

## Other reports on N7801K (1)

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

- [Accident 19780613012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613012339A), Jun 13, 1978: Cessna 180E (N7801K), Shreveport, LA, 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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