Cessna 180J N7751K

Summary

On 12 July 2010 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 180J registered N7751K, operated by Kenneth D. & Christine M. Day, was involved in an accident near Kakhonak, 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

12 July 2010 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kakhonak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.1914, -154.0322

Aircraft

Cessna 180J

Registration

N7751K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth D. & Christine M. Day

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kakhonak → Homer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA059

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to take off in unfavorable wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was attempting to take off from an airstrip that was about 1,300 feet long. He noted that the wind was variable and gusting. During takeoff the airplane became airborne and subsequently began to settle back on the airstrip. As the airplane was approaching a bluff, the pilot realized that he did not have enough runway surface left to continue the takeoff. He pulled the power to idle and let the airplane settle onto the ground. The pilot then applied hard left rudder to avoid going over the bluff, at which point the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated that the airframe and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the attempted takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.