ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286446
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| Date: | Friday 30 October 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182C Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8944T |
| MSN: | 52844 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kotzebue, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kotzebue, AK |
| Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK (OTZ/PAOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector contacted the NTSB investigator-in-charge and reported that he had received information about an unreported accident at a remote off-airport site. He said the information indicated that an accident had occurred about 30 days prior, and that the airplane was still at the accident site. The inspector traveled to the site and confirmed that the airplane was there and that the left wing and left wing spar were damaged. The inspector also reported that the airplane had substantial damage to the fuselage and firewall. The inspector said that he returned to the local airport where the airplane was usually kept and spoke with a certificated aircraft mechanic familiar with the accident. The mechanic identified the pilot and told the inspector that the pilot attempted to take off from a frozen lake but hit a crack in the ice. The mechanic reported that the airplane nosed down, striking the propeller and left wing on the ice. He also reported that the pilot had one passenger. The inspector reported that he made contact with the pilot, but the pilot refused to cooperate with the investigation. The pilot has not responded to any NTSB requests for information.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC10CA009
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 10:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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