# Accident 20200805014269A: Cessna 180H, Kenai, AK, August 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W9RA
- Location: 60.5797° N, 151.2442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5797&lon=-151.2442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9712G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9712G) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 7,600 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200805014269A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 ON 5 AUGUST 2020, A CESSNA 180H, N9712G, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT THE KENAI AIRPORT.

THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC20LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA077), Aug 5, 2020: Cessna 180 (N9712G), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to place a passenger and baggage in the rear baggage compartment, which resulted in an aft center of gravity, an increase in directional instability, and affected the…

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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