# Accident 20250717014149A: Cessna 180H, Glennallen, AK, July 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2025, 12:00 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Airport: Sanford River Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EAXA
- Location: 62.4900° N, 145.4800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4900&lon=-145.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91393, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91393) (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: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250717014149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED GULKANA AIRPORT ENROUTE TO SANFORD RIVER AIRSTRIP TO PICK UP PASSENGERS LOCATED NEAR A GLACIER. WINDS APPEARED VERY LIGHT AT LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. PILOT ENTERED NORMAL LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN LANDING TO THE SOUTHWEST. AIRSTRIP REPORTED AS WELL USED, BUT SOMEWHAT NARROW REQUIRING STRICT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. UPON SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN USING NORMAL RUDDER CONTROL PRESSURE, PILOT HEARD A POPPING OR SNAPPING SOUND CAUSING LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO TRAVEL FORWARD AND CONTACT FIREWALL RESULTING IN LOSS OF LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO OPERATE LEFT BRAKE OR TAILWHEEL STEERING. NO ATTEMPT BY PILOT TO USE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL TO AVOID AIRCRAFT DEPARTING RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT A HIGHER LANDING SPEED. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED ALONG THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, TAIL DRIFTED LEFT, DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY SURFACE ENTERING GROUND LOOP AND STOPPING AT A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO LEFT WINGTIP AND PROPELLER WITH FULL ENGINE STOPPAGE. PILOT COMPLETED AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND SAFELY EXITED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC25LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA076), Jul 17, 2025: Cessna 180H (N91393), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left rudder assembly which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.

## Other reports on N91393 (1)

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

- [Accident 20231122015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231122015209A), Nov 22, 2023: Cessna 180H (N91393), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down just before the high speed turn off/taxiway on runway 01 at pamx. On the roll out the aircraft started to slide right. Pilot applied left…

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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