# Accident 20240531006109A: Cessna 180H, Soldotna, AK, May 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2024, 17:15 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5000° N, 150.7517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5000&lon=-150.7517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91224, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91224) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 775 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240531006109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF RUN AT THE PRIVATE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP.

PILOT DID NOT SEE A GRAVEL PILE ON THE AIRSTRIP, PRIOR TO THE LEFT WHEEL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PILE. UPON CONTACT WITH THE GRAVEL PILE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

PILOT WAS UNINJURED. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC24LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA040), Jun 1, 2024: Cessna 180H (N91224), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize and avoid an obstacle on the runway environment during takeoff roll. Contributing was flat light conditions.

## Other reports on N91224 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850323010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850323010759A), Mar 23, 1985: Cessna 180H (N91224), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Wing struck small tree during landing after engine quit. Water found in fuel lines and tank.

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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