Cessna 180 N9028C
10 April 2005 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 2005 at about 21:26 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9028C was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field (PAMR)
- Coordinates
- 61.2136, -149.8445
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N9028C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private certificated pilot was landing on runway 06 when the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot applied left rudder without success, and then applied the brakes, but could not prevent the airplane from ground looping to the right. The left wingtip, and the outboard end of the left elevator struck the ground, receiving structural damage. At the time of the accident, the weather surface observation at the airport was reporting the wind as 240 degrees (true) at 5 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Dec 2005 | Cessna 180H | Greenville, New Hampshire, United States | Michael J. Farrey | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Cessna 180C | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Cessna 180A | Big Bend, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2005 | Cessna 180 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Alaska Bush Safari Co. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Bowstring, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 207A | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | Wings of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Jason A. Sturgis | No injuries | - |