ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288080
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| Date: | Sunday 12 September 2010 |
| Time: | 14:53 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185A |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Price |
| Registration: | N4038Y |
| MSN: | 185-0238 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2197 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paxson, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Paxson, AK |
| Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that the float-equipped airplane had lifted off from a lake and climbed to about 200 feet above the lake level. He said that there was rising terrain ahead, which the airplane was capable of out-climbing, but his destination was behind him and he initiated a climbing left turn. He described the wind as being on the nose during takeoff, and that he initiated the climbing left turn with 70 knots of airspeed. He said a wind gust from the right increased the angle of bank to 50-60 degrees, and the airplane started to descend. During the descent, the wind rolled the airplane to the left again, but he was able to level the wings prior to the airplane impacting terrain. He reported no preexisting mechanical problems with the airplane, which sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to make a climbing turn close to the ground in gusting wind at a low airspeed, resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC10LA087
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 18:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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