# NTSB ANC01LA042: Cessna 180, N1702C, Soldotna, AK, March 22, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 22, 2001, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Soldotna, AK - Coordinates: 60.476112, -151.032501 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4761&lon=-151.0325&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA-AL-ANC FSDO 03 - NTSB case key (mKey): 52011 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC01LA042 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52011/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA042 ## Probable cause The private pilot/student's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and subsequent loss of directional control of the airplane during a touch and go, and the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and the student's lack of total experience in the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, dual student (cause) - lack of total experience in kind of aircraft, dual student (contributing factor) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The commercial certificated pilot/flight instructor was providing crosswind instruction to his private pilot certificated daughter, who occupied the left seat of the airplane. During a touch and go, the private pilot applied engine power for departure. The instructor said a left crosswind had been gusting to about 15 knots. As the airplane accelerated for takeoff, it began to veer off the right side of the runway. The instructor said he was unable to prevent the airplane from colliding with several trees along the right side of the runway. The airplane received damage to the wings, landing gear, and fuselage. Fifteen minutes before the accident, an automated weather observation system (AWOS) at the airport was reporting winds at 9 knots, with gusts to 15 knots. The private pilot/student had accrued a total flight time of 115 hours, of which 55 hours were pilot-in-command. Her experience in the accident airplane was a total of 19 hours, with 11 hours as pilot-in-command. ## Factual narrative On March 22, 2001, about 1430 Alaska standard time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N1702C, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from the Soldotna Airport, Soldotna, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area instructional flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the flight instructor/owner. The commercial certificated pilot/flight instructor, and the certificated private pilot/student, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Soldotna Airport about 1400. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on March 22, 2001, the instructor pilot reported that he was providing crosswind instruction to his private pilot certificated daughter, who occupied the left seat of the airplane. During a touch and go on runway 07, the private pilot applied engine power for departure. The instructor said a left crosswind had been gusting to about 15 knots. As the airplane accelerated for takeoff, it began to veer off the right side of the runway. The instructor said he was unable to prevent the airplane from colliding with several trees along the right side of the runway. The airplane received damage to the wings, landing gear, and fuselage. The FAA's Airport Facility Directory/Alaska Supplement indicates that runway 07 at Soldotna is 130 feet wide, and 5,000 feet long. On March 22, at 1415, an automated weather observation system (AWOS) at Soldotna was reporting, in part: Wind, 030 degrees (true) at 9 knots, gusts to 15 knots, varying from 350 to 050 degrees; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, clear; temperature, 23 degrees F; dew point, -4 degrees F; altimeter, 30.31 inHg. At 1435, the AWOS at Soldotna was reporting, in part: Wind, 050 degrees (true) at 7 knots, varying from 020 to 080 degrees; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, clear; temperature, 23 degrees F; dew point, -4 degrees F; altimeter, 30.31 inHg. In the NTSB Pilot/Operator report submitted by the instructor, the report indicates the private pilot/student had accrued a total flight time of 115 hours, of which 55 hours were pilot-in-command. The form listed the student's experience in the accident airplane as a total of 19 hours, with 11 hours as pilot-in-command. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1702C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1702C), registered now, S/N 30402, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30402 - Airframe hours: 2051 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-A 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Terry B. Moxey - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, May 19, 2000, 107 hours before - Departed: PASX, SOLDOTNA, AK - Airport: PASX, Soldotna, runway 07, 5,000 × 130 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 22, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 4,080 total, 600 in this make and model, 3,870 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 22, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 115 total, 19 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 27° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 23 °F, dew point -4 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: PASX ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010322039679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010322039679A), Mar 22, 2001: Cessna 180, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Terry moxey was giving flight instruction. While in a x-wind, lost control and crashed into trees. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.