# NTSB ANC09CA057: Cessna 180F, N2162Z, King Salmon, AK, June 15, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 14, 2009, 21:00 local (Jun 15, 2009, 05:00 UTC)
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Coordinates: 58.6725, -156.642501 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6725&lon=-156.6425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 2009
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration (Operations)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC09CA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74067/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA057

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Cessna 180F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2072614), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a hard-surfaced runway, with a 10 knot left crosswind, at the conclusion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight. He said that when the airplane initially touched down, it bounced slightly, and as it touched down again, it began to swerve to the left. He said he was unable to correct the swerve with rudder and brakes, and the airplane ground looped to the left, striking the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer on the runway. The right wing, right aileron, and right horizontal stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a hard-surfaced runway, with a 10-knot left crosswind. He said that when the airplane initially touched down, it bounced slightly, and as it touched down again, it began to swerve to the left. He said he was unable to correct the swerve with rudder and brakes, and the airplane ground looped to the left, striking the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer on the runway. The right wing, right aileron, and right horizontal stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2162Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2162Z), registered now, S/N 18051262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051262
- Airframe hours: 4500
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Baker Benjamin K
- Registered owner: Baker Benjamin K
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 28, 2009, 10 hours before
- Departed: ANC, Anchorage, AK
- Destination: AKN, King Salmon, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: AKN, King Salmon, runway 30, 8,901 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 5,500 total, 330 in this make and model, 3,800 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg

## 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 20090614047259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614047259A), Jun 14, 2009: Cessna 180F, King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated that on landing at the King Salmon Airport with a slight crosswind that he lost control of his airplane and it spun around (ground looped) on him.

## Other investigations on N2162Z (4)

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 ANC03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA122), Sep 18, 2003: Cessna 180 (N2162Z), Cape Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for departure, which resulted in a collision with a log during the takeoff roll. Factors contribuiting to the accident were the presence of hidden…
- [NTSB ANC02LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA072), Jun 8, 2002: Cessna 180 (N2162Z), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll which resulted in the left wing striking the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB ANC78DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG65), May 11, 1978: Cessna 180 (N2162Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DAG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG44), Mar 20, 1977: Cessna 180 (N2162Z), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 6, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74067. 647 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 647 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40317006&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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.

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