# Incident 20150812014961I: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, August 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2015, 18:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1866° N, 149.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HOOD (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1866&lon=-149.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93330, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93330) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 166 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150812014961I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PREPARING TO TAXI WHEN THE WIND TURNED HIS AIRCRAFT PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE. AIRMAN GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BELIEVING HE HAD PULLED THE MIXTURE TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING AND MOVING FORWARD. AIRMAN GOT BACK IN THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED OFF THE KEY AND MASTER SWITCH.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD SO THE AIRMAN ENTERED THE WATER IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP ITS MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT?S PROPELLER CONTACTED THE LEFT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF AN AIRCRAFT PARKED NEARBY.

## Other reports on N93330 (2)

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

- [Accident 20220926020339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220926020339A), Sep 26, 2022: Cessna 180 (N93330), Williston, ND, Substantial damage. Student pilot was solo, practicing takeoffs and landings in conventional gear airplane. Upon landing in 7 knot winds with slight crosswind, pilot lost control…
- [Accident 19730715019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730715019889A), Jul 15, 1973: Cessna 180 (N93330), Kalispell, MT, 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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