Cessna 180 N7715A

Summary

On 24 June 2010 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N7715A, operated by Wallace Wayne P, was involved in an accident near Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

24 June 2010 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.4558, -150.4917

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N7715A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wallace Wayne P

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cooper landing → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA055

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was departing from an off airport site on a flight to his home airport under Title 14, CFR Part 91. The pilot reported that just after liftoff, a wind shift caused the tailwheel-equipped airplane to descend uncontrolled, striking its tail and left main landing gear on the ground. He said the airplane became airborne again, and he flew it back to the airport. He reported that once airborne, he saw that the left main landing gear was damaged by the impact with the ground. An examination of the airplane showed substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer and the left main landing gear fuselage attachment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.