Cessna 180G N609PF

Summary

On 5 May 2007 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N609PF was involved in an accident near Lopez Island, Washington, 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.

Date

5 May 2007 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lopez Island, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

48.4833, -122.9333

Aircraft

Cessna 180G

Registration

N609PF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lopez Island → Lopez Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA121

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Geese were a factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight in a Cessna 180G airplane that nosed-over during takeoff. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) shortly after the accident, the pilot stated that he was attempting to avoid geese on the private airstrip when the accident occurred. In a written report, dated May 26, 2007, the pilot stated "taxi down the runway - goose ran out in front - jammed on brakes and tailwind gust - flipped me over." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical anomalies. The pilot reported that his last medical, third class, was issued on October 21, 2003. The medical carried a limitation that stated "not valid for any class after October 31, 2005."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.