NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC24LA040
Registry · N91224
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 180H
Year of manufacture
1969 · 55 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690131
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACA0D4
Registrant of record
PENINSULA AERO TECHNOLOGY INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to recognize and avoid an obstacle on the runway environment during takeoff roll. Contributing was flat light conditions.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, while on takeoff roll from a gravel airstrip, the airplane’s left main wheel struck a pile of gravel, resulting in a nose over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, horizontal stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The pilot added that flat light conditions, coupled with the gray silt ladened gravel, contributed to him not seeing the obstacle on the airstrip. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Debris/dirt/foreign object-Contributed to outcome
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Light condition-Flat light-Contributed to outcome
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_ANC24LA040.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
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