ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294401
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 2004 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Le Conte, LLC |
| Registration: | N5001R |
| MSN: | 18502974 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | King Salmon, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | King Salmon, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was familiar with the type of accident airplane he was flying, but he was using a friend's float-equipped airplane on a personal fishing trip, and did not have his own checklist with him. He indicated he did not use a checklist list, other than one from memory. He stated that it was the first flight of the morning, and after takeoff from a remote river, the airplane pitched up rapidly, and he could not lower the nose until he reduced power. The airplane then pitched down steeply, and he realized he had left the control lock in the control wheel. He removed the control lock, and was able to raise the nose just before the airplane struck the water, collapsing the floats and damaging the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated that the owner used a non-standard control wheel lock. It was a screwdriver, with the shaft of the screwdriver placed in the hole of the control wheel column.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to use a checklist, and to remove the flight control locks prior to flight, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with terrain/water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05CA004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 17:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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